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Beginning Reading: The Views of Parents and Teachers of Young Children
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Evans, Mary Ann; Fox, Maureen; Cremaso, Louise; McKinnon, Lori – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
The authors examined the views of parents and teachers regarding beginning reading instruction using the questionnaire Approaches to Beginning Reading and Reading Instruction (ABRRI). Parents also rated the importance of 9 developmental areas, including literacy, and the extent to which home and school were responsible for each. Two components…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Beginning Reading, Parent Attitudes
Can Reading Accuracy and Comprehension Be Separated in the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability?
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Spooner, A. L. R.; Baddeley, A. D.; Gathercole, S. E. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Background: The Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) (Neale, 1997) is widely used in education and research. It provides measures of reading accuracy (decoding) and comprehension, which are frequently interpreted separately. Aims: Three studies were conducted to investigate the degree to which the NARA measures could be separated. Samples:…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Silent Reading, Reading Ability, Listening Comprehension
The Strategic Content Learning Approach to Promoting Self-Regulated Learning: A Report of Three Studies.
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Butler, Deborah L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998
Reports findings from three studies investigating the efficacy of an instructional model designed to promote self-regulation, the Strategic Content Learning (SCL) approach. Each study comprised multiple in-depth case studies involving postsecondary students with learning disabilities who ranged in age from 19 to 48 years. Implications for theory,…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
The Missouri Mathematics Effectiveness Project: An Experimental Study in Fourth-Grade Classrooms.
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Good, Thomas L.; Grouws, Douglas A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
The effectiveness of an experimental mathematics teaching program was investigated. Observational measures revealed that teachers implemented the treatment. Analyses of product data showed that students of treatment teachers outperformed those of controls. Thus, teachers and/or teaching methods exerted a significant difference on student progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Experimental Programs, Grade 4
Boosting Reading Skills by Direct Instruction.
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Branwhite, A. B. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Reports on intervention efforts to improve reading among 14 children (8-12 years of age) with major levels of reading retardation. Found a direct instruction program to be more effective than diagnostic-prescriptive remediation. (GC)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness
An Evaluation of the "Your Style of Learning and Thinking" Inventory.
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Fitzgerald, D.; Hattie, J. A. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1983
Assesses an effort by E.P. Torrance and co-workers to introduce a test they claim is based on a model of cognitive style that relates creative processes to hemispheric dominance. Challenges Torrance's theories and research methods and asserts that a model relating left and right brain dominance to creativity has little value. (GC)
Descriptors: Adults, Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Current Problems in Assessment--Some Reflections.
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Buckle, C. F.; Riding, R. J. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1988
Focuses upon three current issues in educational evaluation. Looks at the limitations of examinations and the interpretation of results in considering reliability and validity. Discusses grading and context of learning relative to formative and summative assessment. Deals with cultural background when exploring uniformity of testing versus…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems