The purpose of this research, expressed in two coequal parts,
was: to establish a forecast of developments and an articulation of
policy options vis-a-vis postsecondary student consumerism; and to
determine if interest groups of experts differed significantly in
their evaluations of the aforementioned developments and policy
options.
The Delphi technique...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences exist
in the level of coverage of resistance exercise in select four-year college and
university undergraduate physical education programs. The study also
examined whether differences exist between content suggested for training
resistance exercise specialists and the curriculum being offered. A...
This study compared two self-instructional methods for
improving spelling in high school and college: a traditional-deductive presentation of spelling rules and lists of words to exemplify
each rule versus a programed-inductive presentation leading
the learner to observe the spelling behavior of words and to make
generalizations.
Both the traditional-deductive and...
The purpose of this study was to determine if parents of students
could improve the motor performance of their moderately and severely
mentally retarded children through the implementation of the
Data-Based Gymnasium (DBG) Instructional Model as a supplement to the
school program. The DBG Instructional Model is an individualized
system...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of trials-to-criterion on the retention of a discrete motor skill (overhand beanbag throw) by moderately mentally retarded and severely mentally retarded individuals. Nonmentally retarded individuals were involved as a control group. The subjects were grouped by degree of retardation and...