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Wooldridge, Ralph L. – 1966
To determine whether children with below average intelligence who are motivation oriented (MO) are different in school achievement from those who are oriented toward hygiene (HO), 72 children (ages 12 to 17, IQ's 50 to 89) subjects were divided into four groups of 18 by intelligence and by orientation as determined by the Choice-Motivator Scale:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Exceptional Child Research, Goal Orientation
Longstaff, F.R.; And Others – 1968
The desk calculator has been promoted as invaluable to the teaching of mathematics, though this claim has not been supported by controlled experimental studies. Using empirical methods, this study was designed to test calculators with two groups of ninth grade students and one group of fifth grade students in three differing instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computation, Educational Media, Electromechanical Aids
Phillips, Lottie – 1969
This study investigated the personal and academic qualifications essential for successfully teaching high school English to slow learners, and attempted to outline a curriculum that would foster the traits found desirable. Information was gathered from (1) extensive reading by the investigator, (2) questionnaires completed by 475 school…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Low Ability Students, Personality Studies, Slow Learners
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1968
Twenty-nine articles in this publication describe the efforts of Kentucky educators to keep pace with accelerating educational change and recognize the outstanding work of local school systems and individual teachers. New directions in English programs are discussed first: the flexibility provided by English electives and individualized…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Applied Linguistics, College Preparation, Creative Writing
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Taguchi, Etsuo – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1997
Investigates the effects of repeated readings of a passage in a foreign language (English) on the ability of slow beginning readers at a Japanese university to increase their oral and silent reading rates. Results indicate that, for practice passages, silent reading rates increased significantly. This transfer of practice effects to a new passage…
Descriptors: College Students, Control Groups, English (Second Language), Females
Morrison, Gale M.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
This study investigated social support preferences of Hispanic male junior high school students with (n=22) and without (n=11) mild learning handicaps for various life stressors. Students with handicaps were more likely to choose "nobody" and less likely to choose siblings than nonhandicapped peers. Differences between special class and resource…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Interpersonal Relationship, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Stocky, Rosemarie – 1987
Outlining an alternative to the basic English classes that segregate slower learning students from their peers, this booklet describes the English Skills Program for ninth graders at Parkway North High School in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Following an introduction explaining the origins of the program, the first two sections describe the program's…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English Curriculum, High Schools, Individualized Instruction
Chan, Janis Fisher; Friedland, Mary – 1982
The Science in Action series is designed to teach practical science concepts to special-needs students. It is intended to develop students' problem-solving skills by teaching them to observe, record, analyze, conclude, and predict. This document contains a student workbook which deals with basic principles of physical science. Six separate units…
Descriptors: Acoustic Insulation, Acoustical Environment, Acoustics, Audio Equipment
DELAVAN, FRANK E.; HARTWIG, KEITH E. – 1967
THE NONGRADED PLAN OF SCHOOL ORGANIZATION PUT INTO EFFECT AT SACRAMENTO'S WILL C. WOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1964 WAS EVALUATED AND COMPARED WITH GRADED PROGRAMS AT OTHER SCHOOLS BY MEANS OF STANDARDIZED TESTS AND TEACHER OPINIONS. THE POPULATION OF THE STUDY CONSISTED OF THREE PUPIL GROUPS--(1) 212 PUPILS WHO WERE IN THE SEVENTH GRADE DURING THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Attendance, Flexible Progression
Curtis, Charles K. – 1979
A project is described in which slow learning high school students in British Columbia investigated community housing problems. The objective of the project was to show how investigation of contemporary community problems can help slow learning students develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes conducive to responsible citizenship. Methodology…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Community Problems, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
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South, W. Frank, Comp.; And Others
Presented is the report of a regional task force on diagnosis and program intervention for children with learning difficulties (learning disabled, behaviorally disordered, slow learning, culturally/linguistically different, and economically/environmentally disadvantaged children). Current state practices relative to the five disability classes are…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth
Otto, Wayne; Andersen, Dan W. – 1969
A survey of studies on handwriting is undertaken in this research review. Sources of information on the history of handwriting from its earliest beginnings to present attitudes toward it are indicated. Also discussed are research findings on the handwriting act (hand movement, handwriting instruments, and penmanship), the handwriting product (in…
Descriptors: Cursive Writing, Educational Research, English Instruction, Handwriting
Roucek, Joseph S., Ed. – 1969
Papers on the slow learner treat physical defects and learning abilities, social and economic background as an obstacle to learning, the causes of dropouts and lapses in study, and the limitations and potential of the ungifted. The contribution interest in the slow learner has made to education is discussed; also discussed are problems of the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Counseling, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Japan Broadcasting Co., Tokyo – 1969
Japan's educational television and radio network, NHK, conducted surveys and studies on the use and effects of its programs from 1960-68. The major surveys, each of which is summarized in this booklet, cover four categories: the utilization of educational programs, analysis and evaluation of selected programs, the effect of educational programs,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Audiovisual Aids, Concept Formation
Perin, Dolores; Flugman, Bert – 1990
The report describes a federally funded 3-year demonstration program for the vocational training of urban young adults with severe learning diasbilities who have left high school special education programs. The program, "The Integrated Skills Vocational Training Program," involved the collaboration of a not-for-profit trade school, the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
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