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Download full textBirch, Gary; And Others – 1995
A study investigated the effect of explicit instruction in reading and writing strategies on student performance in a college-level Japanese partial immersion course. Subjects were five students, four of whom had been subjects of an earlier study of reading and writing strategies and all of whom were training to be Japanese teachers. In class,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
BIRCH, HERBERT G. – 1967
THE POOR HEALTH OF THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD IS A PRIMARY VARIABLE IN HIS EDUCATIONAL FAILURE. AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF HEALTH STUDIES SHOWS THAT NEGROES, PUERTO RICANS, AND INDIANS SUFFER FROM THE GREATEST HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE HEALTH FACTORS WHICH THESE STUDIES FOUND TO RELATE SPECIFICALLY TO INTELLECTUAL AND EDUCATIONAL DEFICITS ARE PREMATURITY,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Blacks, Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedBirch, Roy; And Others – English in Education, 1994
Discusses the debate on reading and the relationship between children's reading and television viewing habits. Describes a multimedia class project that produced an animated film which included dialogue, sound effects, and music. Posits that children are empowered through "reading" in a wider selection of media. (PA)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Media Selection, Reader Response, Reading
BIRCH, HERBERT G., ED. – 1964
PAPERS AND DISCUSSION SUMMARIES ARE PRESENTED FROM A CONFERENCE ON THE BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF CHILDHOOD BRAIN DAMAGE, HELD AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA IN NOVEMBER 1962. A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES IS REPRESENTED, AND THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE CONSIDERED--(1) "THE PROBLEM OF 'BRAIN DAMAGE' IN CHILDREN" BY HERBERT G. BIRCH, (2)…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior, Behavior Problems, Child Development
BIRCH, JACK W.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUAL DEFICITS AND ACHIEVEMENT WAS STUDIED. PARTIALLY SEEING CHILDREN (424) FROM THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES WERE ADMINISTERED FIVE EQUIVALENT FORMS OF A STANDARDIZED TEST CONTAINING SCHOOL-LIKE READING TASKS. A LATIN SQUARE DESIGN WAS USED TO SPREAD THE EFFECTS OF TEACHERS' SKILL IN TEST ADMINISTRATION, PRACTICE, LEVELS…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Grade 5, Grade 6
Peer reviewedBelmont, Ira; Birch, Herbert G. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulty, Reading Readiness
Peer reviewedBirch, Leann Lipps; And Others – Child Development, 1984
To investigate the effects of instrumental eating on food preferences, 45 preschool children were assigned to either instrumental eating or control conditions. Preference data obtained before and after a series of snack sessions (consisting of milk beverages) demonstrated a significant negative shift in preference for the instrumental groups.…
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Eating Habits, Food, Motivation
Direct linkSinton, Meghan M.; Birch, Leann L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
Appearance schemas, a suggested cognitive component of body image, have been associated with body dissatisfaction in adolescent and adult samples. This study examined girls' weight status (BMI), depression, and parent, sibling, peer, and media influences as predictors of appearance schemas in 173 pre-adolescent girls. Hierarchical regression…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Prevention, Females, Siblings
Brown, Stephen; Birch, David; Teufel, James; Kancherla, Viajava – American Journal of Health Education, 2006
Children and adolescents in the United States are increasingly overweight at younger ages. Many studies have investigated the issue from the perspective of professionals and other adults. This study assessed early adolescents' perceptions regarding the magnitude of, effects of, causes of, solutions for, and learning preferences related to…
Descriptors: Obesity, Health Education, Children, Adolescents
Peer reviewedBirch, Sandra K.; Schwaab, Karl E. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1983
Examined effectiveness of water conservation instructional unit in increasing students' (N=843) knowledge of water conservation practices and influencing their attitudes about efficient water use. Also examined assertion that school education programs are effective in promoting water conservation. Overall results indicate the unit was effective on…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedBirch, Leann Lipps; And Others – Child Development, 1980
Results indicated that presenting foods to preschool children as rewards or presenting them noncontingently paired with adult attention produced significant increases in preference. Effects persisted for at least six weeks following termination of the presentations. No consistent changes in preference were noted when the foods were presented in a…
Descriptors: Attention, Class Activities, Environmental Influences, Food
Peer reviewedBirch, Leann L.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Reviews what is known about the factors that influence child's food-acceptance patterns, including children's sensory responsiveness, innate preferences, and ability to learn about food; the consequences of eating; and the effect of child-feeding practices on children's food-acceptance patterns. Suggests that early experience contributes to the…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Child Development, Child Health, Children
Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. – 1972
Five years have elapsed since the International Conference on Malnutrition, Learning, and Behavior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The present Seminar was held to examine progress since then. The following papers were presented and discussed: "Malnutrition and the Nervous System," Donald B. Cheek, A. B. Holt, and E. D. Mellits;…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Ecology
Peer reviewedFair, Dennis T.; Birch, Jack W. – Exceptional Children, 1971
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Leisure Time, Physical Disabilities, Test Interpretation
Birch, Leann Lipps – 1979
This discussion focuses on elements of children's immediate experience that influence their food preferences. Some evidence suggests that there may be sensitive periods early in life that are critical for the formation of food preferences and aversions. Additionally, the familiarity and the sweetness of foods appear to be important determinants of…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Children, Context Effect
