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Elliott, William D. – 1972
This study was designed and conducted to determine the effectiveness of audio-tutorial minicourses in increasing achievement in the biological sciences at the college freshman level. In 1971, 75 randomly selected students in the experimental group attended regular lecture and laboratory periods in addition to completing 10 minicourses. The 79…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Champion, Benjamin Webster – 1975
This study investigated the effectiveness for fourth grade students of an inductive, self-correcting approach to the discrimination of factual and inferential statements as one aspect of critical reading and thinking. Ninety-seven fourth graders comprised the sample, and an intelligence test was administered to select students with I.Q. scores of…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Education
Strand, Melvin L. – 1976
The purpose of this study was to determine the reactions of ninth-grade students to a three-week language arts minicourse program offered for three consecutive years at a junior high school in Minnesota. The students registered each year for one minicourse from a selection of approximately six. The courses were primarily activity centered and were…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Elective Courses
