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A flowchart can describe what happens when we set out to copy a sentence; the factors and skills which operate during this task. The model is not about 'meaning' or 'word choice' or 'self-expression...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Essays written in a 'good hand' get better marks than those written in a 'poor' hand. That was discovered over 50 years ago. Perhaps the computer will eradicate the influence of handwriting on the...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
During the 1960s there was a dramatic increase in the amount of both experimental and theoretical work devoted to the topic of short-term memory. The field had become enormously complicated, so in an...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
It is a commonplace that a child's success at school is influenced by home experiences. The attitude of parents towards school and schooling affects a child's progress. There is a developing interest...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
I wanted to know what beginning readers thought about the full stop , and so, with Gay Way Red Book 5 open at the ready, and at the risk of sounding like a less than popular quiz show, I asked 15...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Alison is shy and finds it difficult to meet new people. She habitually stands back a little when approached, seldom looks people in the eye for long, and masks many of her emotional expressions. Her...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
How can education help to break down unnecessary sex-stereotyping of school subjects? The issue was much discussed in the 70s. The 'Catch 22' situation in the diagram was common and it was realised...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The widespread adoption of open-space education in the past decade resulted in considerable controversy about the effects of the acoustic environments of schools. While proponents of open education...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
A man once owned a dog which was inclined to jump over the back fence and enjoy the delights of the neighbourhood. Deciding that he needed a new fence around his yard, the man was confronted with the...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Jean Piaget died, at the age of 84, just over 2 years ago. As with all great contemporaries, a balanced assessment of the long-term significance of his contributions will emerge only gradually over...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article