Results of a study aimed at determining whether it is possible to train students to become better listeners relative to a given set of skills, and whether there were socioeconomic or sex differences in the acquisition of these skills. (Author/AN)

The traditional theoretical rationale underlying audio-visual instruction has been that the more concrete a presentation is, the more effective it will be in the instructional situation. Some researchers have questioned the validity of the above rationale. The author presents evidence that it may be advantageous to compress and simplify…

In a previous paper (Hartley and Holt, 1971) the development of a three-minute reasoning test was described, and its validity and reliability assessed. In this paper three experiments are reported which look in greater detail at these aspects of the test in different situations. (Author)

This article attempted to discover whether it would be both feasible and educationally desirable to extend the teaching of a foreign language to pupils who represented a wider range of age and ability than those to whom foreign languages had traditionally been taught. (Author/RK)

The study reported here had two main aims: to collect data relating to verbal participation in 'conventional' tutor-led groups and to examine the feasibility of using leaderless groups in university teaching. (Author)

The relative effectiveness of two methods of instruction, orally-presented lessons and a written version of those lessons, was investigated using a post-test, an attitude scale, and time taken for instruction as criteria. (Author/RK)

The author records her experiment with her daughter from birth to the age of four and a half to determine whether a child in a monolingual environment could grow up speaking two languages. The record traces the child's development in both English and French. (MF)