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Smith, Brenda; Elifson, Joan M. – 1985
The influence of the number of pictures in college textbooks on students' understanding of the text was studied. For six history texts, the numbers of pages, maps, and pictures were compared. Charts, graphs, and diagrams of processes were not counted. While the number of pages and the number of maps in these books have not changed significantly,…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Higher Education, Illustrations
Pedersen, Elray L. – 1978
The three tests that make up this instrument are designed to assess the oral communication, grammatical fluency, and vocabulary development of students for whom English is a second language. The spoken English test comes in two versions: one with 90 items on a cassette tape, the other with 90 items to be read aloud by the examiner. Each version is…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Grammar
Download full textWilson, Kenneth M. – 1985
This Graduate Record Examination (GRE) study assesses: (1) the relative contribution of a vocabulary score (consisting of GRE General Test antonyms and analogies) and a reading comprehension score (consisting of GRE sentence completion and reading comprehension sets) to the prediction of self-reported undergraduate grade point average (GPA); and…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Item Analysis
Peer reviewedChilders, Cheryl D. – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Reviews a teaching strategy built on the body of research revealing crossword puzzles as effective means of introducing fundamental concepts and vocabulary. Discusses methods for constructing the puzzle. Student responses suggest that the puzzle was useful as a tool for both learning and review. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Fundamental Concepts, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Posey, Josephine M.; Wollenberg, John P. – 1983
A study sought to determine if there were significant relationships among preservice teachers' learning style, attitude toward reading, composite score on the American College Test (ACT), declared major, high school grade point average, vocabulary score, and reading comprehension score in predicting performance in a basic skills course in reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Criterion Referenced Tests, Education Courses
Kaufman, Maurice – 1982
A study examined the use of cloze procedure as a measure of learning from content instruction. Subjects were 35 physician assistant (PA) students in a cancer prevention course and 31 education students (ED) enrolled in reading instruction courses. Cloze passages were constructed from published selections on the reading process and occupationally…
Descriptors: Cancer, Cloze Procedure, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Heerman, Charles E. – 1983
To compare the effects of two different comprehension treatments on the reading of university students enrolled in a developmental reading laboratory, 74 students were administered pretests measuring reading achievement and reading attitudes and were given five weeks of instruction in text organizing strategies and vocabulary development. After…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
