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Lynch, P. P.; And Others – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1985
The level of meaning (membership, partial association, or generalization) that English-speaking (N=1635) and Hindi-speaking students (N=823) preferred when thinking about each of 16 key concept definitions associated with the theme "the nature of matter" was measured for each concept. Results and implications for science instruction are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Australian Council for Educational Research, Hawthorn. – 1989
Designed for use in the selection of apprentices, trainees, technical and trade personnel, and any other persons who need to read and understand text of a technical nature, this Applied Reading Test specimen set contains six passages and 32 items, has a 30-minute time limit, and is presented in a reusable multiple choice test booklet. The specimen…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Choice Tests, Occupational Tests, Postsecondary Education
Edwards, Peter – 1989
Written for secondary, technical, and technical and further education (TAFE) students, this book aims to make learning easier and more enjoyable by showing students how to use a series of basic study skills called "keys." The book offers an explanation, examples, graphic illustrations, and activities for each skill. Chapters include: (1)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedEdwards, John; Marland, Perc – Educational Leadership, 1984
Reports on a study of four Australian 11th-grade biology students that used stimulated recall to evaluate student thinking processes.The study confirmed the complexity of the teaching-learning process. (MD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Educational Research, Learning Processes
Download full textNimon, Maureen – 1992
Two studies focused on children's reading but employed very different procedures and techniques. The first study examined the link between the levels of children's reading comprehension and the quantity of reading they did. Subjects, 198 children chosen at random from years 5, 6, and 7 of a single elementary school in Adelaide, Australia,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Scott, Johanna, Ed. – 1993
The roles that language plays in science learning, the ways that science can be used to develop children's language, and how increased knowledge of language goes hand in hand with the development of scientific ideas provide the key focus for this book. The introduction provides an overview by focusing on what we mean by learning science, what we…
Descriptors: Child Language, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Direct linkMcKenna, Michael C., Ed.; Labbo, Linda D., Ed.; Kieffer, Ronald D., Ed.; Reinking, David, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
This "Handbook" provides a comprehensive and international representation of state-of-the art research, theory, and practice related to principal areas in which significant developments are occurring in the study of literacy and technology. It offers a glimpse of the commonalities faced by literacy educators around the world, together…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Internet, Teacher Education
