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Ben-Yacov, Haya – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1996
Discusses a reading project undertaken to encourage pupils to read more in English. The article describes instructional materials, including worksheets and flash cards, and suggests useful learning activities, including story reconstruction, discussing a book's main points, and inventing a monolog or dialog. (CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials
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Butler, Ruth – Child Development, 1989
Tested the hypothesis that focusing attention on relative performance will promote ego involvement and undermine intrinsic motivation in school-age children but not in preschoolers who do not have a normative conception of ability. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Competition, Developmental Stages
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Ben-Rafael, Eliezer; Brosh, Hezi – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1991
Three sociolinguistic perspectives are considered in a study focusing on the rationale of Israeli linguistic policy toward Arabic. These include (1) school language programs as a matter of linguistic policies of political centers; (2) the relationship of linguistic resources to group boundaries (principally ethnicity); and (3) language resources…
Descriptors: Arabic, Educational Policy, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
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Hofstein, Avi; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1977
Investigated were factors affecting student choice of academic orientations in science in secondary schools of Israel. Selection of a physical science stream of course work was found to be related to socioeconomic background. (SL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Science Interests
Adler, Harry – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1996
Discusses the use of puzzles and jokes to encourage student interest in an English-as-a-Second-Language class. The object of this project was to relate to a more human context, the playfulness that pushes aside arbitrary school time each spring when Purim comes. (CK)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Brosh, Hezi – Foreign Language Annals, 1996
Identifies characteristics of an effective language teacher (ELT) as perceived by both language teachers and students in the Israeli educational system. Various characteristics of an ELT were identified, such as the teacher's command of the target language; his or her ability to organize, explain, and clarify; and his or her ability to arouse and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Teachers
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Abu-Rabia, Salim – Journal of Social Psychology, 1998
Examines Israeli Arab students' attitudes and cultural backgrounds in relation to their reading comprehension of Jewish and Arab stories. States Arab students' motivation toward learning Hebrew as a second language is instrumental. Finds students comprehend texts from their own culture (Arab) better than those from the unfamiliar culture…
Descriptors: Arabs, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Hebrew
Davis, Dan; And Others – 1984
Children's, teachers' and principals' reports are used to estimate the extent of tutoring activities in Israeli elementary schools and to provide information on their implementation. Eight studies evaluating the tutoring process and its effect on achievement, motivation, and self-concept are described. The data show that about 5% of elementary…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
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Katz, Yaacov J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2002
Describes a study of undergraduates in Israel that examined the relationship between two distance learning ICT (information and communication technology)-based configurations. Results indicate that psychological attitudes held by students differentially facilitate efficient use of distance learning approaches. Considers satisfaction with learning,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Seginer, Rachel; Lilach, Efrat – Journal of Adolescence, 2004
This study examined the effect of loneliness, gender, and two dimensions of prospective life domains on adolescent future orientation. Future orientation was studied in four prospective domains: social relations, marriage and family, higher education and work and career. These domains are described in terms of two dimensions: theme (relational vs.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Grade 11, Jews, Adolescents
Smith, Kari – 1990
Where English as a Second Language is taught as part of the regular school curriculum, student motivation may be limited. One solution is to encourage involvement in learning by having students write their own tests. For classroom tests used in formative evaluation, this approach can be applied to both group and individual work. A unit from an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Language Tests
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Miron, Mordechai – Higher Education, 1985
Instructors' conceptions of a "good university professor" were studied, with 51 Israeli instructors from two departments. Respondents selected the 3 most important characteristics of good professors from a list of 15. A main factor was the professor's ability to spark intellectual growth, while a secondary factor was teaching method…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Raemer, Ayelet – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1996
Focuses on the merit of extensive reading in English as a tool for advancing the reading comprehension of non-English-speaking students. The article emphasizes that students who read more will eventually surpass their classmates who have not developed the reading habit. (four references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Independent Reading, Language Fluency
Frimer, Esther – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1996
Discusses the Mabar experiment underway at WIZO High School in Rehovot, Israel. The experiment aims to make Bagrut exams accessible to students thought incapable or uninterested in taking the exam. (CK)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students, Language Attitudes
Sommer, Ben – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1997
Computer games educate painlessly and incidentally, keeping students motivated and interested and enhancing instruction. Such games are particularly appropriate for English-as-a-Second-Language instruction, because they convey the meaning of language both visually and aurally, occupy all channels of the brain, provide a rich context for the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
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