Black children's language abilities should not be judged by their schoolyard grammar. Use of Standard English "s" endings in spontaneous speech is not as good a predictor of school language achievements as is the use of those endings in reading and school grammatical or comprehension tests. (Author/DWH)

Teacher's instructional strategy was a factor in determining student's classroom status. Three classrooms using different types of instructional strategies were studied. Differences existed in acquired academic and social status of pupils who participated and were attended to; cognitive level of pupil reponses attended to by classmates; and…

The effectiveness of three methods for teaching social studies concepts were examined. The techniques were Merrill and Tennyson's model, Gagne's model, and reading-recitation. Student achievement was assessed for each method. Results indicated definitions and both examples and nonexamples facilitate concept acquisition. (Author/DWH)

The verbal behaviors classification system was used to examine teacher-student interaction. Observations were made during classroom instruction. Verbal interaction was found to be asymmetrically contingent, while substance level interaction appeared to be reciprocally contingent. Results are extended and related to the theory of instruction and…

Jigsaw, a cooperative learning technique, was evaluated for its effects on fifth- and sixth-grade students' attitudes and behaviors with regard to themselves, peers and school. Few affective gains were found, although participants in Jigsaw rated their classes as less competitive. (Author/DWH)

Principles of cognitive psychology are used to explain the reading comprehension process. More effective diagnosis and solution of reading problems can be made by understanding the many factors involved and using a broad conceptual model, including internal and external influences, to pinpoint difficulties. (Author/CJ)

Achievement test scores and ratings of 2,368 13-year-old students who participated in the 1977-78 National Assessment of Educational Progress were analyzed. Achievement was significantly associated with attitudes, sex, ethnicity, parents' education, verbal opportunities in the home, and frequency of mathematical practice. (Authors/CJ)

In this study, 155 fourth-grade students in five classrooms were compared during mathematics instruction to assess differences in teacher wait-time among high, medium, and low academic achievers and to examine differences in wait-time between girls and boys. (Authors/CJ)

A study of 140 seventh-grade students receiving morphographic spelling instruction indicated that morphographic techniques produced significant gains on program-fair and retention posttests. Morphographic instruction had a small, but significant, effect on conventional spelling. (Authors/CJ)

According to a study of 387 fifth-through ninth- grade students, distraction is a situationally influenced phenomenon, and students actively think about their study environments. A high percentage of students study with radio or television on, although it appears that these distractors should be removed from the ideal study environment.…

Results of a comparative study of direct instruction and inquiry teaching models suggest that direct instruction can be used successfully with complex subject content matter at the secondary school level. In teaching legal concepts to 30 high school students, direct instruction produced higher multiple choice and essay test scores, while inquiry…

A study examined the interrelationship of 322 fifth- through eighth-grade students' television viewing patterns, school achievement, and intelligence quotient, using television show content preference as a possible correlational factor. Results confirm other research findings showing small negative relations among television viewing, achievement,…

A study investigated the effect of microcomputer-assisted instruction on the acquisition of computer literacy by 86 fifth-grade students. Results indicate that the use of microcomputer-assisted instruction significantly improved the computer literacy of the students. (Authors/CJ)

The lasting effects of tutoring seem to be more value-related than behavioral, according to a follow-up study (conducted two years later) of 324 tutored children. Participants in an Israeli tutoring program for disadvantaged children were contrasted with a control group, showing lasting effects only in such areas as academic aspirations.…

A study explored the effects of classroom feedback and evaluation structure on students' attributional tendencies. Results suggest that the classroom feedback and evaluation system affect students' causal explanations of failure and success. (Author/CJ)