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de Jong, Menno; Lentz, Leo – Technical Communication Quarterly, 2001
Describes "Focus," a software tool for collecting reader comments more efficiently. Discusses the design and rationale of the software. Notes that results obtained using Focus were compared to the reader feedback collected under the plus-minus method. Concludes that Focus participants appeared to comment more from a reviewer's and less…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation, Higher Education
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Allen, Tammy D.; Day, Rachel; Lentz, Elizabeth – Journal of Career Development, 2005
This research examined interpersonal comfort as a potential mediating mechanism in mentoring relationships. Results indicated that interpersonal comfort mediated the relationship between gender similarity and protege reports of career and psychosocial mentoring. Contrary to prediction, interpersonal comfort did not mediate relationships involving…
Descriptors: Mentors, Role, Interpersonal Relationship, Sex
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Ringdahl, Joel E.; Falcomata, Terry S.; Christensen, Tory J.; Bass-Ringdahl, Sandie M.; Lentz, Alison; Dutt, Anuradha; Schuh-Claus, Jessica – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Recent research has suggested that variables related to specific mand topographies targeted during functional communication training (FCT) can affect treatment outcomes. These include effort, novelty of mands, previous relationships with problem behavior, and preference. However, there is little extant research on procedures for identifying which…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Topography, Behavior Modification, Communication Skills
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Thilmony, Jeri J.; And Others – 1976
Research on rural delinquency is far from prolific and tends to focus on non-trend comparisons with the urban sector (see, for example, Clinard, 1942 and Lentz, 1956). The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a trend study of rural delinquents (N=3,347 non-traffic cases) based on the 1965 through 1974 juvenile court records of nine…
Descriptors: Age, Antisocial Behavior, Community Size, Criminology
Lentz, Charles E.; Fleeman, Stephen R. – Engineering Education, 1974
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Electronics
Kelly, Michael, Ed.; Lentz, Tony, Ed. – Issues in Interpretation, 1978
The past, present, and future of oral interpretation are explored in this publication. Separate articles deplore a lack of growth and development in the area of oral interpretation, examine oral interpretation's current status, describe the ideal beginning oral interpretation course, point to the value of oral interpretation in the college…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Problems, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Reiner, Helen D.; Lentz, Maxine E. – 1980
The issues of power and control, emotionality, style of communication, and values are related to the interactions between a woman therapist and a male client. Men have learned to function in interpersonal relationships by using control, power and competition. The unresolved issues of control and power between a therapist and client may contribute…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship
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Lentz, Kathleen A.; Burris, Nancy A. – Childhood Education, 1985
Describes the usefulness of teacher-made books. Includes instructions for binding books for classroom use. (AS)
Descriptors: Books, Early Childhood Education, Educational Media, Instructional Materials
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Browder, Diane M.; Lentz, Frances E. – School Psychology Review, 1985
Severely handicapped students who demonstrate severe skill regression during school breaks, and inordinate time to recoup, require extended school year services. A framework and rationale for research development to provide guidance for services to students is described. Research to identify objective methods to determine eligibility and evaluate…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Extended School Year
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Lentz, Kathleen A.; Coe, Elisabeth J. – Science and Children, 1984
Presents criteria that science teachers can use to decide where a given classroom activity falls in a continuum from concrete to abstract. The system is intended as a way of selecting appropriate tasks for children based on their previous experiences and their level of development. (JM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
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Lentz, William E.; McCandless, Geary A. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1971
Normal, preterm, and high-risk infants were tested at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of age using averaged electroencephalic audiometry (AEA) to determine the usefulness of AEA as a measurement technique for assessing auditory acuity in infants, and to delineate some of the procedural and technical problems often encountered. (KW)
Descriptors: Audiometric Tests, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Infants
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Burris, Nancy A.; Lentz, Kathleen A. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Establishes a developmental perspective for using caption books (picture books with short language captions closely related to simple pictures), then details how the books can be used in the classroom. (FL)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Learning Activities
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Lentz, Francis E., Jr.; And Others – School Psychology Quarterly, 1996
Presents a conceptual model of strong school-based interventions. Notes strong interventions are ecological in nature, naturalistic in scope, contain elements from the research base that are predictive for success, and incorporate the constructs of social validity in a practical manner. Provides suggestions and implications for strong school-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lentz, Bernard F.; Laband, David N. – Journal of Human Resources, 1989
Documents a statistically significant, marginally greater probability of admittance into medical school for children of doctors as compared to children of nondoctors. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Children, Human Capital, Medical Education
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Barnett, David; Lentz, Francis E., Jr. – School Psychology Quarterly, 1993
Responds to previous article (Noell and Gresham, this issue) on Functional Outcome Analysis (FOA) as important construct for evaluation of consultation and prereferral interventions. Sees core question being utility of most prominent alternative service delivery model for school psychologists, that of prereferral interventions/problem-solving…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Intervention, Psychological Services
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