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ERIC Number: EJ184473
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Effects of Selected Industrial Arts Activities on Educable Mentally Retarded Students' Achievement and Retention of Metric Linear Concepts
Buffer, James J.; Miller, Patrick W.
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 15, 3, 7-16, Spr 78
Reports results of a study on the effectiveness of various methods of teaching metric linear measuring concepts to educable mentally retarded junior high school students. Contrary to expectations, superiority of the industrial arts treatment using physical measurement activities over the workbook method was not demonstrated. (MF)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Industrial Arts, Junior High Schools, Learning Modalities, Methods Research, Metric System, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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