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National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement, Albany, NY. – 2001
Whereas reading for information requires finding a sense of the topic early in the reading and then searching for new information with reference to that topic, literary reading is in a constant state of flux. Four stances describe how accomplished readers interact with a given text: (1) people bring what they know from their reading and…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Vasconcelos, Teresa – 1997
Using as a starting point the painting "Las Meninas" by Velasquez, which depicts the painter within his painting, this paper discusses the interpretive paradigm in research and, within it, the value of metaphor as a research tool. Example situations from an ethnographic study of a master teacher and her kindergarten in Lisbon are used to…
Descriptors: Community, Foreign Countries, Interpretive Skills, Kindergarten
Porter, Jane – Elementary English, 1973
Discusses some of the findings from the reports of the reading assessment project of the National Assessment Program. (MM) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Overview).
Descriptors: Interpretive Reading, Interpretive Skills, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension
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Weiss, Joel, Ed.; And Others – Curriculum Theory Network, 1971
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation
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Mehan, Hugh – Language Sciences, 1972
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Background, Information Theory, Interaction
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Thomas, Ian D. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1971
Describes the use of a performance test developed to assess students' problem solving ability and some practical skills in chemical analysis. (Author/AL)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Evaluation, Interpretive Skills, Laboratory Procedures
J Environ Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conservation Education, Course Content
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Fareed, Ahmed A. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1971
Explores the interpretive processes of 12 sixth-grade pupils, using the recorded interview technique. Concludes that readers use the processes of reproduction, inquiry, emotional reaction, rational judgment, appreciation, association, and illumination, and that the nature of the reading material influences the types of interpretive responses. (VJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Grade 6, Interpretive Reading
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Weintraub, Samuel; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Interpretive Skills, Language Ability, Literature Reviews
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Lee, Dong Yul; Hallberg, Ernest T. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1982
Determined whether skills involved in decoding of nonverbal behaviors are related to the clinical skills of the beginning counselor. Results showed no significant difference between good and poor counselors in nonverbal decoding abilities. Counselor nonverbal behaviors, as rated by judges, showed no significant correlation with decoding skills.…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselors
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McGeehon, Martha B. – Journal of Reading, 1982
Suggests that teaching students how to think critically and to transfer this skill to reading can increase students' comprehension and standardized reading test scores. (AEA)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Interpretive Skills, Reading Comprehension
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Simon, E. W. – Journal of Biological Education, 1980
Suggests that students be given opportunities in practice sessions to acquire skills necessary in interpreting data. Biological significance is discussed. An example of a practice session is provided. (CS)
Descriptors: Biology, Classroom Techniques, College Science, Data
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Christian, Barry T. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
A ratio adjustment procedure for baseline records which compares the observed response frequency with a maximum possible frequency for each observation period is described. This ratio is transformed into a response percentage with a more general predictive value for the behavior modification practitioner. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis
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Thomashow, Mitchell – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1988
Analyzes advertisements as vision, myth, and mirror. Provides an interpretive technique that can be used as a curriculum for studying issues advertisements. Offers eight advertisements as examples and provides an analysis and critique of each. (MVL)
Descriptors: Advertising, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences, Futures (of Society)
Stefanink, Bernd – Francais dans le Monde, 1993
Considerations when looking for theory to support translation practice include how the theory treats the concept of "word," the notion of "comprehension," the "finality" of the text, text type, and the distinction made between reception and reproduction of the message. Sociocultural and situational context influence the literalness of the…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Cultural Context, Educational Strategies, French
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