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Mesa, Vilma; Suh, Heejoo; Blake, Tyler; Whittemore, Timothy – PRIMUS, 2012
We present an analysis of several characteristics of examples in 10 college algebra textbooks used in community colleges or 4-year institutions. We analyzed the examples along four dimensions: cognitive demand, the responses expected, the use of representations, and the strategies available for verifying the correctness of the solutions. We found…
Descriptors: Algebra, Textbooks, Problem Solving, Graphing Calculators
GAETH, JOHN H. – 1963
AN EXTENSIVE STUDY WAS MADE OF PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING IN CHILDREN WITH NORMAL HEARING AND WITH SEVERE HEARING LOSSES IN WHICH THE MATERIAL HAS BEEN PRESENTED AUDITORILY, VISUALLY AND AUDIOVISUALLY AND IN WHICH MEANINGFULNESS AND VERBALNESS HAVE BEEN VARIED. THE CONCLUSION WHICH EMERGES IS THAT "MEANINGFULNESS" IS THE MOST IMPORTANT…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Aural Learning, Deafness, Handicapped Children
Meade, Edward R.; Saltz, Eli – 1972
This paper reports the results of two related studies. The primary purpose of the first study (involving both nursery and first grade subjects) was to determine what evidence there is of two distinct processes basic to the control over the initiation and inhibition of inappropriate behavior on the Luria task. In the second study the focus of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Tests, Lower Class
GAETH, JOHN H.; AND OTHERS – 1960
COMBINED VISUAL-AUDITORY METHODS FOR TEACHING WERE TESTED, USING AURALLY HANDICAPPED AND NORMAL CHILDREN AS SUBJECTS, TO DEVELOP COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF LEARNING ABILITY AND AUDITORY TRAINING BENEFITS OVER CONVENTIONAL UNISENSORY TEACHING TECHNIQUES. THE STUDY SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 2,500 CHILDREN. IN THE EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE, THE CHILDREN WERE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Groups, Audiovisual Instruction, Classroom Communication