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Peer reviewedTalacko, Emil – English Quarterly, 1978
Describes the five language programs at a Toronto high school. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Laboratories, Language Skills, Low Ability Students
Peer reviewedBottge, Brian A. – Journal of Special Education, 1999
This study examined effects of contextualized math instruction on problem-solving performance of 17 middle school remedial students and 49 average-achieving prealgebra students. Results showed that both remedial and average students receiving contextualized-problem instruction outperformed comparison groups receiving word-problem instruction.…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Instructional Effectiveness, Low Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedNarrol, Harvey; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
The effectiveness of Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment program (FIE) in improving the cognitive performance of slow learners was tested for one year with low performing vocational high school students in Ontario (Canada). Improved cognitive performance was noted for FIE students, although changes in personality and attitude were substantiated…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Educationally Disadvantaged, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedWeissmann, Jill – English Journal, 1982
Reports how a teacher developed practical methods for raising the reading scores of low ability, learning disabled students. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education, High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Petrus, Julie A.; Dunavan, Annie; Thomas, Elizabeth – Learning, 1997
A first-year elementary teacher explains how she helped a slow learner work up to her potential. Two experts suggest strategies for teaching slow learners: setting up an at-risk program; peer tutoring; adapting teaching to the learner's capabilities; and understanding individual learning styles. (SM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Wallace, Belle – Gifted Education International, 1988
Causes of cognitive underdevelopment in Zulu children and the cognitive functions necessary for efficient school learning are outlined. To assess potential for learning and to remediate cognitive underfunctioning, 20 secondary students analyzed, organized, and reproduced a complex geometric figure. Positive effects were evident following specific…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests
