The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of
various auditory metronomic rates on addition performance of
selected second-graders in Lindsay, California, and thereby test the
theory that when such rates "approach and reach personal tempo the
individual enjoys an optimal circumstance for learning" (Barsch,
1974, p. 5)....
The purposes of this study were to determine the
effects of level (elementary and secondary), program
status (beginning, midway, and student teaching), and
demongraphic variables (experience, success, college
supervisor support, supervising teacher support,
additional support services, and school type) on
preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming. The
population consisted of 91...
This study examines variables that may be involved in coping with
life change. A volunteer sample of undergraduate psychology students (N
= 57) completed a battery of self reports and participated in an
individual structured interview covering the areas of life change,
coping processes, and social milieu.
A Coping Index...
Purpose of the Study
The primary purpose of this investigation was to develop a
methodology by which to objectively study and assess the grief and
adjustment processes of bereaved parents. An original research and
counseling instrument, the Parental Bereavement Interview and Rating
Scale (PBIRS), was formulated, field-tested in a preliminary...
Male dominance in conversation is encouraged by the adult
socialization pattern in which men routinely interrupt the conversation
of women and develop a topic out of turn.
The purpose of this study was to investigate verbal interruptive
behavior by utilizing an experimental approach focusing on children's
interruptions and teacher responses...
The purpose of the study, which was conducted at Chemeketa Community
College in Salem, Oregon, was threefold:
1. to assess the attitudes and opinions of administrators, content
faculty, developmental faculty, and students concerning developmental
education needs of community college students.
2. to develop a questionnaire which could serve as a...
The primary foci of the study were to determine the relationships
among perceptual modality, temporality, and academic achievement,
and to develop implications for the academic counseling of
middle school students based on the findings.
The sample was composed of 613 students enrolled in Prineville
Junior High School. The Edmonds Learning...
The way in which subjects of different ages copy a complex design
gives an indication of the relative levels of visual perception and
the related developmental trend of overall cognitive development and
left-right hemispheric functioning. The purpose of this study was to
investigate the impact of severe to profound hearing...