A number of studies have shown evidence of both facilitative and nonfacilitative effects of preinstructional strategies in enhancing learner recall and conceptual understanding of textual materials. Three activities considered in this study are advance organizers, performance objectives, and structured overviews. Six hundred and sixty eight preservice teachers enrolled in Zimbabwe's premier teachers' training colleges participated. / The first phase was composed of an experiment to test any significant differences between the control and the treatment variables. All subjects were randomly assigned to the control and treatment groups. For each group, a simple analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to show whether there were any statistical differences between the treatment groups. Glass's effect size technique was also applied to determine the composite differences between the groups. / The second phase of the study was of a descriptive nature. Parallel surveys to 64 faculty 674 students were used to identify characteristics likely to make participants supportive of preinstructional activities. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-11, Section: A, page: 3973. / Major Professor: Robert M. Morgan. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77027 |
| Contributors | Bassoppo-Moyo, Temba Charles., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 180 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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