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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Memory Models and the Measurement of Listening
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Bostrom, Robert N.; Waldhart, Enid S. – Communication Education, 1988
Noting weaknesses in "standard" methods of measuring listening skills, developes a five-factor model utilizing three different kinds of memory and adding tasks requiring interpretation and concentration. Varying subscales--with the exception of the interpretive task--are found to be sufficiently reliable for research purposes. (NH)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Higher Education, Language Research, Learning Processes
A Musical Test of Prosody.
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Rickert, William E. – Communication Education, 1986
Provides a test that acquaints students with the metrical structure of a poem by selecting a familiar song that will accommodate the words of the poem. (PD)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Music, Oral Interpretation, Poetry
Education and the Elderly.
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Demo, Mary Penasack – Communication Education, 1980
A true-false quiz and detailed answers on education and the elderly. Cites 23 supporting documents from the ERIC database on the kinds of available programs, implications for communication educators, what professional educators are doing for the elderly, and what it is like to grow old in America. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Citations (References)
Taking an Attitude Survey.
Wilson, Marjorie – Communication: Journalism Education Today (C: JET), 1980
Suggests three beginning exercises for a yearbook staff: respond to and discuss an attitude survey about yearbooks, complete a self-evaluation form, and get to know the names of people who fill important positions at the school. The survey, self-evaluation form, and list of positions are included. (TJ)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Journalism Education, Learning Activities, Secondary Education