The spelling ability of college students.

Murray, Elsie

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“…As for Duff's second point, it is possible that connected text distorts spelling test performance. However, spelling performance measured by using connected text, dictation, and essays correlates with spelling performance as measured by two kinds of tests using unconnected text: (a) lists of isolated words and (b) multiple-choice tests, tests in which testees select the correct spelling from among alternatives (Moore, 1937;Murray, 1919;Northby, 1936;Orleans, 1926; see Table 1).…”

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Comments on Jeanne Polak and Stephen Krashen's "Do We Need to Teach Spelling?". The Authors Respond

Polak¹,

Krashen²

1989

TESOL Quarterly

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Section: University Of Southern Californiamentioning

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Comments on Jeanne Polak and Stephen Krashen's "Do We Need to Teach Spelling?". The Authors Respond

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1989

TESOL Quarterly

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“…Spelling.-Murray (56) has reported upon spelling ability of college students, and Richards (75) discusses individual methods as they apply in this subject. An extension of the Ayres' spelling Scale has been developed by Buckingham (7).…”

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Educational psychology.

Gray¹

1920

Psychological Bulletin

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The outstanding features of the literature in educational psychology for the past year may be summarized as follows:(i) No decrease is to be noted in the interest shown in educational tests and measurements. Several new scales and tests have appeared along with articles which attempt careful and detailed interpretations of data collected by means of the earlier tests and scales. Interest in this type of work among those who are concerned with the subject-matter of the various subjects rather than with psychology seems to be increasing. (2) Many articles have appeared which are concerned with intelligence tests as a basis for educational procedure. (3) Clinical methods for diagnosing difficulties in particular school subjects has been discussed briefly. (4) The proper instruction of bright children has received the attention of a few investigators.

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A critical analysis of various methods of classifying spelling errors. I.

Spache¹

1940

Journal of Educational Psychology

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In the hope of delimiting a technique for classifying spelling errors, the writer will review a number of proposed systems of classification. Each system will be described and evaluated in terms of its objectivity, ease and clarity of administration, and its value for the diagnostician. In order that their evolution may be more apparent, the studies are described in chronological order from the earliest in 1900 to the present.The earliest system for classifying spelling errors, in any of the bibliographies of studies related to spelling used by the writer 3 '

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The spelling ability of college students.

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Comments on Jeanne Polak and Stephen Krashen's "Do We Need to Teach Spelling?". The Authors Respond

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A critical analysis of various methods of classifying spelling errors. I.

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