Four experiments examine effects of college student's aptitudes, preinstructional experience, method of instruction and differences among posttest items based on the methods of instruction. (Author/DEP)

Investigates the effects of a videotaped model upon children's verbal originality. Among the four experimental groups tested, it was found that the group who viewed the videotaped model had significant increases in both quantity and quality of divergent productions. (Author/DEP)

A sample of 100 university living groups measured on 10 dimensions of their social environments was subjected to cluster analysis to develop an empirically based taxonomy of college residential groups. Some evidence that different clusters of living groups have different impacts on students is presented. (Author/DEP)

Investigates the effect of faculty sex, student sex, and teacher rapport as measured by students and the teacher on student evaluation of teaching effectiveness. (Author)

The effect of labels influences nursery school children to process or store information about associated pictures more effectively than they would have done in the absence of labels. (Author/DEP)

Basic mathemagenic concepts were tested under instructional conditions. Research areas of interest were the effect of two different types of adjunct questions and adjunct question positions on problem solving ability on prose materials. (Author/DEP)

By comparing a retarded reader's performance on paired associate and serial learning, results are expected to show the differences in types of learning problems. (Author/DEP)

The effectiveness for adults of several instructional television segments is assessed. The results have significant implications for those doing programming for instructional television for adults. (Author/DEP)

A factor of generalized teacher competence is strongly associated with student intention to take further course work with an instructor. (Author/DEP)

Investigates the cues beginning readers use in recognizing verbal stimuli. (Author/DEP)

In designing a personalized system of instruction (PSI) personality course, the locus of control literature was surveyed in attempts to answer two questions: 1) Whether differences in locus of control would be predictive of PSI course performance; 2) whether changes would result after exposure to a PSI course. (Author/DEP)

Examines the performance of third grade children, given no feedback as to the correctness of their hypotheses, on color, number, and size dominant conjunctive concept problems. (Author/DEP)

The procedure used in this study to validate the behavioral categories was found to be a useful method for examining the validity of all classroom observation systems. (Author/DEP)

Examines the effects of three levels of personal intrinsic and extrinsic motivational dispositions on grade point average in college freshmen courses rated as the student's most and least challenging. (Author/DEP)

Examines the retention of a lecture by college students. Emphasis is on note taking procedures, information density and speech rate. Retention was measured 48 hours after lecture and was found to be superior when note taking was separated from listening and speech was at normal rate. (Author/DEP)