Rachel M Boyd
Biographic Data
| ID | 6200337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel M Boyd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel M |
| FAMILY NAME | Boyd |
| SIGNATURE | BOYD R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Education |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Aboriginal Child and Literacy in English
While it is important that Australian teachers are made aware of their failures in teaching many Aboriginals to master literacy (Salmond, 1977; Duncan, 1974) there is a danger of developing a general expectancy that children of Aboriginal descent will be poor performers at school. Resnick and Robinson (1974) emphasize the influence of parent and teacher expectations on the expectations of the children themselves. Teachers' expectations are partic…
Motivation Scores Related to Progress in Listening and Reading
A one and a half year study of listening and reading among rural children in north-west New South Wales, indicated marked differences among Aborigines and whites in listening and reading. A Motivation for School Schedule, included in the initial test battery predicted over fifty per cent of variance in listening comprehension, administered at the end of years 2 and 3, for Aboriginal girls, and was significant in a multiple regression with Aborigi…
Listening
A listening program geared to the interests of rural Aboriginal children was prepared and sent out to two Year S classes in the north-west of New South Wales. The class, with 19 Aboriginals and 4 whites showed measurable gains in listening comprehension at the end of the program. The Experimental Class with one Aboriginal girl and 10 white children did not show improvements in listening until the Aboriginally oriented listening program was termin…
Influence of affective ratings and preferences on reading comprehension scores
Motivation Scores Related to Progress in Listening and Reading
A one and a half year study of listening and reading among rural children in north-west New South Wales, indicated marked differences among Aborigines and whites in listening and reading. A Motivation for School Schedule, included in the initial test battery predicted over fifty per cent of variance in listening comprehension, administered at the end of years 2 and 3, for Aboriginal girls, and was significant in a multiple regression with Aborigi…
Influence of affective ratings and preferences on reading comprehension scores
Motivation Scores Related to Progress in Listening and Reading
A one and a half year study of listening and reading among rural children in north-west New South Wales, indicated marked differences among Aborigines and whites in listening and reading. A Motivation for School Schedule, included in the initial test battery predicted over fifty per cent of variance in listening comprehension, administered at the end of years 2 and 3, for Aboriginal girls, and was significant in a multiple regression with Aborigi…
Listening
A listening program geared to the interests of rural Aboriginal children was prepared and sent out to two Year S classes in the north-west of New South Wales. The class, with 19 Aboriginals and 4 whites showed measurable gains in listening comprehension at the end of the program. The Experimental Class with one Aboriginal girl and 10 white children did not show improvements in listening until the Aboriginally oriented listening program was termin…
The Aboriginal Child and Literacy in English
While it is important that Australian teachers are made aware of their failures in teaching many Aboriginals to master literacy (Salmond, 1977; Duncan, 1974) there is a danger of developing a general expectancy that children of Aboriginal descent will be poor performers at school. Resnick and Robinson (1974) emphasize the influence of parent and teacher expectations on the expectations of the children themselves. Teachers' expectations are partic…
Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Communication (3 works) · Active listening (2 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Listening comprehension (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (2 works) · Reading comprehension (2 works)