NOTE-TAKING DRILLING TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC LISTENING SKILLS IN THIRD SEMESTER STUDENTS, UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH SURAKARTA

Teaching Test-taking Strategies to Improve the Academic Achievement of Students with Mild Mental Disabilities

This study examined the effects of teaching a test-taking strategy to 4 fourthand fifth-grade students with mild mental disabilities on reading and math achievement. The intervention consisted of a direct and explicit instructional method using a mnemonic strategy. The participants’ acquisition and application of the test-taking strategy on reading and math probes were evaluated using a multipl...

Differences in the note-taking skills of students with high achievement, average achievement, and learning disabilities

An analysis of listening skills of healthcare students in Nigeria.

BACKGROUND Listening is a primary communication skill essential for human learning and reported to be positively correlated with school achievement. It enables the healthcare professional to explore fully the ideas and concerns of the patient during a healthcare encounter. It is especially needed by healthcare students and professionals in light of the study showing that the typical physician w...

Listening Skills and Students’ Learning in Large-Enrollment, Introductory Courses

Introduction Every semester I teach either one or two introductory geology courses for non-science majors. Sections of these service courses typically have between 50 and 130 students and my department usually offers two to three sections of three different courses each semester. Approximately 1000 undergraduates enroll in these courses each semester, most of them to satisfy a graduation requir...

Note-taking skills of middle school students with and without learning disabilities.

For middle school students with learning disabilities (LD), one major component of learning in content area classes, such as science, involves listening to lectures and recording notes. Lecture learning and note-taking are critical skills for students to succeed in these classes. Despite the importance of note-taking skills, no research has been reported on the problems that school-age students...