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Rosen, H. – Educational Research, 1973
Author used a study of writing ability in the age group 11 to 18 and presented a model, which seeks to distinguish various types of audience-orientation in pupils when they are engaged on a piece of written work. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Audiences, Classification, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
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Finlayson, D. S. – Educational Research, 1973
A number of statements of various analytically-derived output and support goals appropriate to secondary schools were submitted for evaluation, as ideal school goals, to a sample of teachers drawn from ten comprehensive schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Goal Orientation
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Squibb, P. G. – Educational Research, 1973
This paper is an attempt to put the vast quantity of research on the characteristics of lower class children into the framework of a general sociological theory. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Research
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Thomas, V. – Educational Research, 1973
Ten boys and girls in a nursery class, who were matched in age and in nursery experience, were each observed for a complete school day. All of their responses and activities were categorized and analysed in relation to their social class and intellectual and verbal ability. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Fluency, Nursery Schools, Preschool Children
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Foster, J. – Educational Research, 1973
Research which is relevant to the study of creativity over the last century is reviewed and reasons are suggested for the upsurge and recession of interest in creativity. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cognitive Measurement, Concept Formation, Creativity
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Atherton, B. F. – Educational Research, 1973
The aim was to determine whether attendance at a coeducational or single-sex school was associated signigicantly with happiness of marriage. (Author)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Research, Emotional Development, Marriage
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Leith, G. O. M.; Britton, R. J. – Educational Research, 1973
The experiment was designed to test the hypotheses that instruction in techniques of programmed learning (a) transfers to the classroom-teaching situation, and (b) raises the level of teaching performance of student-teachers, irrespective of the age-group of children taught. (Author)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classroom Techniques, Course Objectives, Learning Processes
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Kerr, A. S. – Educational Research, 1973
This research note reports an investigation into the relationship tetween date of birth and early performance at school and especially into whether there were more poor achievers'' born during the summer months than in other months. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Birth Order
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King, R. J. R. – Educational Research, 1973
The present report is concerned with making comparisions between the nature and range of worries recorded by students at a British university and those indicated by New Zealand students, as well as with identifying associated variables such as examination success. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Courses, Educational Research, Educational Testing
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Douglas, J. F. – Educational Research, 1973
Research indicates that less streaming of the grammar school ability band leads to social and academic gain for more pupils but with some loss in performance by the brightest boys. Perhaps too wide an ability range in the class would increase this loss intolerably. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Classification, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Differences
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Shields, M. M.; Steiner, E. – Educational Research, 1973
Study arose out of the need for a functional analysis of the language of young children which might lead to an understanding of how language and context interact to produce differentiated speech, and what interpersonal situations were most fruitful in eliciting good communication. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Interpersonal Relationship, Language Acquisition
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Gruneberg, M. M. – Educational Research, 1973
In terms of examination performance there are no significant differences between users and non-users of mnemonics. This finding does not, therefore, support the view that the use of mnemonics is beneficial to examination performance. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Essay Tests, Majors (Students), Memorization
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Cortis, G. A. – Educational Research, 1973
The primary teacher here appears a more rigid,' insensitive' type coming from a more densely populated area, with overtones of suspiciousness' and conventionality' distinguishing his behavior. The secondary teacher is more sensitive,' more satisfied with his work and has more progressive' educational attitudes than his primary counterpart.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Teachers, Factor Analysis
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Derrick, T. – Educational Research, 1973
Purpose of the selective survey is to review the 1968, 1969, and 1970 issues (Vols. 10.2 to 13.1 inclusive) of Educational Research, the official journal of the National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Groups, Content Analysis, Educational Research, Research Methodology
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Jones, J. Kenneth – Educational Research, 1973
The author's eight graded simulations are designed to give practice in communication skills--discussing, organizing, interviewing, assessing materials, presenting a case and speaking in public,'--all on the level of adult responsibility. (Author)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation, Secondary School Students, Simulation
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