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Students' Beliefs on the Importance of Foreign Languages in the School Curriculum
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Papalia, Anthony – Foreign Language Annals, 1978
Administration of an attitudinal questionnaire to ninth grade students of Erie County, New York, indicated their views that foreign languages are useful, play an important role in the school curriculum, and help in understanding foreign cultures and one's own language better. (SW)
Descriptors: High School Students, Language Attitudes, Language Instruction, Questionnaires
Attitudes of Students, Teachers, and Administrators toward Ability Grouping for Individualizing Instruction
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Papalia, Anthony – Foreign Language Annals, 1975
Foreign language students, teachers and administrators in Erie County, New York, were interviewed to determine their attitudes toward grouping pupils according to achievement in foreign languages. Some teachers were found to prefer ability grouping, but administrators favored heterogeneous grouping. Average achievers and male students favored…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administrator Attitudes, Attitudes, Heterogeneous Grouping
An Assessment of Attitudes and Behaviors of Foreign Language Teachers
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Papalia, Anthony – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) and the Teacher Description Instrument (TDI) were used in a comparative analysis of modern language teachers' attitudes toward their students. Students verified results in a reciprocal survey. (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Modern Languages
An Experiment in Individualized Instruction through Small Group Interaction
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Papalia, Anthony; Zampogna, Joseph – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Experimental Teaching, French, Individualized Instruction
Students, Parents, and Teachers as Data Sources for Determining FL Instructional Goals
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Papalia, Anthony – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Instructional Program Divisions, Modern Languages
An Integrated Model for the Production of Auto-Tutorial Materials
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Copeland, Josephine E.; Papalia, Anthony – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Course Objectives, Individualized Instruction