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EDUCATION RESEARCH 'IN DENMARK

1971 1972

,MINISTRY UP EDUCATION

COPENHAGEN,

September, 1973..

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This document contains the Danish_contribution'to the Third

European Survey of Educational Research, covering educational

.research completed or i progress during 1971-1972/

The collection of data was organized.by the Ministry of Education

who was also responsible.for the editing and translation o the

completed questionnaires.

-As the criteria for the research projects, as. laid down in the

CCC document 6Ks/Reeli (72),29, are open to some interpretation,

it.has been necessary for the Ministry to make a selection among

the answers from the researchers and institutes. Thus a number. of

investigations carried ou-Jbylocal school authorities have been

left out of the survey as they do not, .in editors' opinion, fulL,

fill the above :mentioned .creCeria, especially with regard to the. L

scale at which the research has been carried out.a

The institutions are listed alphabeticTly. Within each insti-,

tution the projects are listed alphabtticallY according tq the

name of the projeot leader. 7,

It is hoped that in future more precise criteria for data

collection will be availaLe in order to make internatioftal.

comparison easier.

Ellberger NielsE. Pfn

-Ministry 'of Education '1_7.eee

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Institution), The Danish Institute' of Educational Re-.

search, Depakment or EducatiOnal Psychology.

/Project leader: Agnete Diderichsen.

Project title: -bLangUage as an'aspect ofdevelopment.'

Bibliographicreferences: The annual reports of the Danish Institute

of Educational Research 69/70, 70/71, 71/72.

Diderichsen, A: Soviet psychology41heories

V of the development of language's:rid thinking.

Offprint from Tiden, 1972. .

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

The research is being carried out in three

fields: 1) the use of a developmental model

linking verbal and don-verbal aspects for

analysing language development; 2)1anguage

development described on linguistic princi-

ples in a broad cdgnitive context, also the4 role of language' in concept formation; 3)

the dependance of language development upon

the interaction of particular social circum-

stances.

Tile third-of the project irwolves the recor-

ding of the daily communication behavior 'of

3 children, aged lz - 3 years.

The above two partS are at present based on

literature, espeCially as it relates to a

thboretical analysis of language developmento

in the pre-school period.

Main'findings: The aim is to develop a closer relationship

between,educatIonal practice and the above

(Ascribed approach to language' development.

Time schedule: The project is still in progress. Provisional

reports are beingprepared.

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Source of al

finance: Government grand under the Finance Act.:

Numbegp ofresearchers:

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3 research psychologists, 1 gradutte student.

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InStitution:

Project leader:

Project title:

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Maih findings4J

Time, schedule:

The Danish Institute of Educational ReQearch,

The Department of Educational Experimentation

Mogens Jansen.

Janssen, Mogens & Moller, Kreiner, Svend: Who

or what determines the activities of the.

classroom teacher? Classroom interaction News-

letter, Vol. 5, No.li p.p. 57-67. Jansen, M:

Faktorer der pgvirker klasselmrerens arbejde.

(Factors which determine the activities of

the classroom teacher) SkandAnaVisk Tidsskrift

for Ldspedago7, Vol 5, No..1:p.p..7-12.

The releirch is elucida:ting.some of the fac-

tors which determine the classroom teacher's

activities and includes the investigation of

social, sociQieducational, and scio-1;sycho-

logical obeervatichs in,schooi:cIasses from

grade 3 to grade 7.

17 'selected classes are followed Qver a ra-

ther 19ng period. The daily work during d9me

of the lessons is analysed.

ClassroQm observations, classroOm analysis,

_interviews., and study of related literature.

The work of the classtoomteacher is neither

dependent on clastgrade nor on the individual

teacher..'The schoOa' determines the work.

Furthermore the classroom t a ker-seems to .

-have very essential functi

Completed in. 1971.

Source of finance: Project of the institute: Governmental.

Number ofresearchers:

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Psychologist, statistician, teachers, head7

masters and pupils.J

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Institution:

Project, .

'Project title:

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Bibliographicrefererences:

°Background`and aims: .

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:


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The Danish Institute of Educational Research

The DelArtment of Educational Experimentation

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Mogens Jansen.

An investigation of work books on Danish for

kindergartep cla48csestand the first seven

grades.

Jansen, Mogens & Ahm, Jette. Work Books-on

the subject of Danish for.kindergarten clas-

se8..and the first seven grades. Registration

and 'AnalyLs. Copenhagen: The Danish nsti-

tgte for Educational Research; 1971.No.

To give a full description of all, work ooks

which are used in the teaching of the mother-

tongue, primarily in regard to.foimal st

ture and educational scope, and, secondarily,

in reda:rd' to contents: .

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Registration of workbooks,sanalysis, study

of literature.'

The investigated workbOoks contained a large

number of assignments which added little to

the development of thechIld. The more 'cre-

ate' tasks are few. A foundation is created

for an analysisof the contents of the work-

books.

Completed in 1971.

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iProject of the institute: Governmen al.

1 educational .psychologist, 1 student of

eduCation, technical assistance.

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Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:

liographicreferences:

Backgroand aim

Scope:

Methods:

Main -findings:

Time schedule:

Source of.finance:

The Danish Institute o± Educational Research

The Department of Educational Experimentation

Mogens Jansen.

Research into the teaching of .Danish ass .a

mother tongue during the first.seven years

of the "foliceikolen" (primary and lowerse--

condary,school).

About ten reports published in 1967 and 1972.

F"irther information can be obtained from the

department.

To-develop techniques that will enable re-

searchers to make, systematic descriptions of

what teachers and.pupils do at school: Paral-

lel to this,the project deaf with the con-

tents and form of teaching of Danish at pri-

mary 1ev,e1 from. grades one to seven.

A large number of, teachers and classes-at!

school:- scattered all over the country.

Classroom observations and -analysis, inter-

views, study of related literature.

As publ'ihed. Ar.

The project is st 1- in- progress. AS reaultsp

are obtained,' they are published.

Project of. the institute: Govel-nmental.

Number ofresearchers: The number-varies.

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instItution: The Danish Institute of Education6,1 Resrier,

' 'Project title:

bi iographicreierences:

Backgrounand aims:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

SJurce offinance:

Number of. ,researchers: Educational psychologists, \linguist:, a

technical assistant.

The Department'of EducatioA nal Experimentation

.The instruction of Danish - Scandinavian

languages - foreign languages.

Variouo-reports. Further informatiocan

obtained from the department.

.

In the Nordic countries all pupils re edu-

cated in the Scandinavian languages. This

nearly always differs from idoth the mdther-

tongut language education and foreign lan-j

guage education. - The aim of this research

is to obtain 'a description of the three

'anguage areas': mothertongue language, ac-

uainted language; foreign language, and all'

the borderlines between them.

A number of classes in, Denmark, Northern,

Germany, Sweden, fceland, the Faroe Islands,

and Greenland at grades where children are

taught Danish.

Classroom observations' and analyais,o inter-

viewastudy of related literature.

It seems as'if it kill be possible t obtain:o

t number of results concerning the di/6-.1J

nal method.and materials. There are typical.

differences between the. three 'types' of

language...\

classroom.obsrvations are (4)tm7 etcd.

analysis is.is.still in progress.

Project of,the Institute: Gove'rnmental.

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Intitution: .;,'The Danish Institute of Educational Research

Project leader:O

Project title:

Bibliographicreferences: .

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Section for Differential Pedagogy.

Jorgerl Aage Jensen, Vagn Rabdl Hansen.

'Individual differences Ali learning and

'problem-scaving.

Hansen, V.R.& Jensen, J.A.: Educational

Theory and Developmental psychology: Diffe-

rential Pedagogy. StenCilAd_Erfglish Version

from 244.12a (Journal published by the Ministry

of Education) Vol.5, No.9, 1972:p.p. 539.-

542. Jensen, J.A.: Concrete transitivity of

lenght, Scand. J. ,Psvchol, No.l'l, 1970:P.P

196-212. Jensen, J.A.& Nissen, T: Fra test

til observationsmenster (From tests to pat-

-tOrns of observation), Skolepsykologi, vol.

9r No.3, 1972: p.p. 65-76.

The project is based on selected research

trends within developmental psychology,

learning psychology, and cognitive psycholo-

gy.Intellectual functions relevant to educa-

tional problems are described. An educational

model and a developmental model are instiu-

mental in an attempt to describe individual

differences in actionpatterns in various

learning and problem - solving situations in

a way which makeS possible pedagogical in-

tervention. The specific problems concern

'logical thinking' and fr'eading and comPen-

sation-mechanismslf.

Within the above mentioned project °a number

of investigations are being pursued. These

comprise normally 20-30 subjects, mainly

children between the ages of 6 and 14 years,

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Methods:.

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:


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Variousarious experimental procedures (the

.mentioned reference,- obtainable at the

Danish Institute of Educational Research).

The aim of'ihe project is to render develop-

Mentalpsychological knowledge into a tom

the-6'1s pedagogically relevant, i.e. analy-

sis of existing and new knowledge and an .1.r

attempt at describing this in a Way which

makes it the foundation of pedagogical inter-

vention..

The project is in progress. However, various

investigations and analysis have beeji pu-

blished as parts of the project, see above.

GoVernment0.1 finance. .

2 research psychapgists, 2 graduate stu-

dents.

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Institution:

Project. leader:

Project title:

Bibliographicreferences:

BaCkgroundand aims:k.

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Scope:

Methods

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The-Danish Institute of Educational Rps6archo

Department of Educational Experimentation.

Poul Erik Jensen.

Glass'size and individualization.

:Jensen, Poul Erik: Om deleiimer og deres an-

vendelse, (Devided.leasons and their appli

cation) Stencil, Copenhagen, The Danish In-

'stitute of,Educational,Research. 1971.

Klassestorrelser og undervisningsdifferen-h

tiering, (Class sizes and instructional dif-

ferentiatiOn)1, English summary. Copenhagen,

lhe'Danish Institute of Educational Re.search,

1973, No.75.'

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The teaching of the mothertongue takes place

partly in classes with about 26 pupils and

partly in devided classes (deletimer): of 13..

pupils. This gives possibilities of investi-

gation into the class size,efnct on the

individualization of instruction.

18 classes and 200 lessons were observed.

Clasproom observations of the lessons.. The

activities of.the pupils, the form of orga-

nisatiOn of the class and'the amount of.in-

diVidualization were, egistered at every

full minute. - In the statistical' analysis

the class size is regarded as an independent

variable, and pupil activity, the form of,

organization and the individUalization as

dependent variables.

The forM.of organization and the individua-

lization varies with the class aize.

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Time schedule:

Source ,,offinance

4 , NuMber ofresearchers:

7a1.

The project is completed and published in

Pciul Erik Jensen. Klassestorralse, og un-.

dervisniugsdiffepNtitring. Copenhagen:

"The. Danish Institute for Eld.uoational Re-

search, l975, No.,75 Summary.)

(bf. above).,

A projectof the Institute.

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Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:

, :Bibliographicreferences:

Background'and aims:

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Scope:

-Methods:

The DaniSh Institute of Eddcational Research

in co-operation with ThkAssociation of

Youth. Schools, ThelPepartment of Educational-

Methodology assisted by the Department of

Educational Experiences.

Arne Kridtiansen.

Develppment of Youth Education: Evaluation-

and improvement..

.4.,

kristiansen,. Arne::Fynskematematikamrere

vellykket sitdieredse. (Mathematics masters

from Funen on a succesful study tour)' Ef-

terskolen, No.5, 1972: ppt 7-8./

Eleverne bedst,tjent med indiviaualiser t

undervisning.(Individualized instruction

being most beneficill to the Students), EF-

terskolen, No.'5, 1972: p.54

Materiale til individualiseret undervisning

i procentregiing, (Material for individua-

li sed instruction in calculation of percen-

taps), Eftprskolen, No. 5, 1975;,p.151.

BaSed upon an evaluation of educational

Processes in youth schools. The teacher

gro s in'co-operation with The Department

of E ucational Methodology makes practicalk.

prop sals for improving the solution to the

formulated problems. The propdsals for

"Provement are tried out in daily educatio-

nal practice t ey are then evaluated key

the teachers d the students, and are fur -

ther improved etc..

Nine teachers and their classes.

Analysis of goals, analysis. of preconditions,

evaluation planning, planning of improve- .

vent analysis,, action executioy" evalua-

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Plain findingsv

.Time ,schedule:

Source offinance:

:

\\Number ofresearchers:

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`lion execution, execution of impiovementa

and analysis.

The results will be published in a report,

in q.973.

March .1972 - December 1973:

'Support is provided-to the Association ofo

Youth School6 by The directorate for Youth

and Adult Education.

Nine tehel4s.one of which is the project

leader and two cbnsultants from The Danish

In4titute of Educational Research.

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InslitutionT: The Danish Institute of Educational Research

Project leader:

Projec itle:

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Department of Statisticsi

Gustav Leunbach

Methoda of assessingithe prognostic valua

of educational tests.


Backgroundand aims:

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Scope:

`Methods': J

Certain tests used .rgularlyfor prognostic.

purposds, ser e as the.m4teriai Apr an

investigation f the extent todwhich results

in these tests may explain school 'results

up to foup years. into the future.%The futu-

re results investigated are continuation of

schooling or not aftar.pertain termsj'as

well as the results of .a final examination.

Background factors included are age. at the

time of the test and geographic, and social

milieu.

Approx. 5000 pupils from gra e-5 were tes-

ted, in dictation and genera arithmetic;

further data as described above!

.The tests used yaarily'for purpOses of,

streaking after 5yearsof school in-the.

Metropolitanarea were one year given to a

ranqom seleClion of cla'sses in the rest of

the country;'the investigation 'oomprISes

these claSzes as well as a random selec-r

tion of classes, in the Metropolitan area

The immediatt results appear as. tables and

diagrams showing the relatioriship between

variables of the investigation.

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Main findings:

Time schedule:

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The aim of the investigation ieto develop,;

andtapply mtii'matical-statistical.models

:and methods of hypothesis testing forpeog-

nostical.purposes with due regard. to tie

character of the date: in,qrstidn.

The data obtainedby the investigationiis

being 'statistical analysed.

Source offinance:

Dtumber ofresearchers:

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The Institute's regular budget.!-

1 part-time researcher, 3 part-time dpders.

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Proirct leader:/9

Project tit


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The, epartmant of Edupional.Experimentat on

Peer tyloi

Experiments on torching of-English in Fql-

keskplen (primary and. lower secondary

school),

Fl9rander, J.& Jansen, M: Research on tea-. j

E4glish in Danish schools 1959-1965.

Int. Rev: of Educ.Vol. 10, No 3, 1964ip/5.

31,2-325.

ylov, Peer:Skoleforsog i engelsk..,(School

%,\ experiments in English). Danmarks paidagogi-

. -ake inStitut, Nr.74,-Ounksgaard, 1972.,

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Backgroundandaimsr.

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Scope:

Methods:

-the purpose 9f the project!ip to.estiinate

the infl9pce of .a). grade level for'intro--

ductionEnglis,h as firstforeign languai

brlength\of,lessops ill) and c),

certain'aethod/material%Combinetions'an

ve,7pTent and achievement in

96 intat classes of which 46 from grade 4

and 39 from grade 6. A total A 1676 pupils

representing 9 schools in themuhicii5ality

of. Gladpaxe (Copenhagen).0

Grade level was contrasted by introducing

Fonglish in grade 4/and, as normal, in grade y

6. Length of lessons and method/material

combinations.varied only /inn grade 4-clasSes.

Achievement was epressed through silent

,/ reading tests in English and Danish at

fixedintervals: Intelligerioe and, some of-,

her variables were,control,variables

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Main findings:

Time schedule:1/4

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Source offinance:-.


4.

10aGrade 6.started and finished with the

best achkevem6nt (as measurtd).. Grade 4

showed a greater ImproveMeni in achieve-

ment. Retardates in Danish seemed to_ be

handicapped by. early English with the exi-

° ,sting methods etc.

Finished September, 1972.

Project of the Institute: Governmental.

English teachers; Danish teachers in the

local community; several,speciatidts in

larigdage and educational psychology.

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Institution:

PtcYject leader:

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The Danish Institute of Educational

Research, Department of Tests.

Barge Prien

Project title: Construction of diagnostic tests in arith,-:

metic

Bibliographicref.erences:

Backgroundand aims: Developing tests which can help the-tea-

cher to plan the instruction according to

the knowledge and the weaknesses of the

pupils. These tests are not standardized,

achievement tests in'arithmetic but spe-,

cialy constructed to detect*the4upils'

systematic errors and misunderstandings /7-

relative to the Preequisites of the'task.,

Scope: Special-tests are constructed for diffe-

. rent-subject matters.

Methods:' Different parts of-the arithgetic curricu-o

lum are discussed. with experiefiCed teachers:

Pilot tests are constructed and tried-out

I,- on a group basiO. The tests are then re-

designed tp be used on an indiVidual'ba-,

sis for.a diagnostic purpo6e.-

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

. These tests-are,- among others sold by

the Institute to schools and teachers. They

pre mainly to )be used, in testing pupils with

considerable difficulties in arithmetic.

In progress.

Financed within the ordinary budget of the

Institute.

Number ofresearchers: 3 psychologiits, advisors in arithmetic.

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Backgroundand alms:

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The Dani.sh Institute of Ed cational'Reseai-ch

Department of Tests..-%

Eorge Prien:00.

invetigations,of pupils' errors in ele--

uretry arithmetic. .

The aim is to describe:the kinds of errors

oharateristic of answers to different com*-

vbinations of elementary operations in arith-'

betic, and to investigate how the.kind and

number of errors depend on the components

of the combinations.'

1) 300. pupils from 3th-5th grade. II), Pub-2,

material. concerning umber and 4inds

of errors in the elementary ombinations.

Methods:, , Group testing, claSsificatice and statisti-

cal analysis of errors.

Main findings:' The aim of the project is descriptive but

since arithmetical operations depend on

mastery of the-fundamental Combinations, a

description of the laws of errors vn these

could be important for both rmedial arith-

metic and methodology of arittime 'nstrud-

,t tion.

Time schedule:

Source offinance:-/


In progress.


Institute.

1:psychblogist, .technical-assistane.

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Institution:

Project °leader:

Project tale:

BibliogrhphicreferenCes:

Backgroundand

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

S'eurce of'finance:


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The Daftish Institute of Educational Research.

Department of Tests.

Bgirge.Prien.

Investigatiops into the Endlish vocabulary

Of Danish pupils /

The investigation is composed of only:these

students who' have been taughtEnglish.as

foreign language. The aim is to investigate

vocabulary structure rather than extent,,

to construct and tryout tests for this r

purpose, and to develop methods for mime-

rical'description of the vocabulary of the

individual.

ZOO pupils possessing proficienby in Englfah

above elementaiT school education.

.Test construction with words trouped accor-

ding to frequency, grouptesting:3 statists,,-

cal analysis, use of mathematical moddls deL

veloped by Georg.Rasch.

The structure of pupils'. vocabulary can be

described by probabilistic models. There is

a relhtionship between the degree of mastery

of words from different frequency grOups.

In progress.


Institute.

1 psychologist, technical assistants, advi-

sors in the linguistics of Engll.sh and ma-

thematical psychology.

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histitutiOn:

Project leader:

Project title:


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Backgroundand.aiths:

Scope:.

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The Danish institute of Educational Resea'rch

The'Department ofIducational Methodology.

Finn Rasborg.

Group prOblem solving: Evaluation, and

improvement in. teacher training.

Rasborg, Undervisningsmetoder kg ar-

bejdsmenStre (Instructional method5_ and

working patterns).,Copenhagen,.Muniksgaard,

1968.

Pmdago'Aisk proses- og produktanalyse,

(Pedagogical process and product analysis),

Copgnhagen,Munksgaard, 1969.

Group problem solving. Classroom Interac-

tion Newsletter, No. 2, 1972.'

The development project consists partly of

the preparation of a training course in

group problem solv,ing for training, and prac-

tising teachers. This'course includes not

only the educational and psychological as-

pects but also the teleirision techniques to

be employed.:-The research project includes

a study of scientific pethods applicable in

the investigation of .group problem solving.

-It also includes the construction of educa-

tional and,psychologicaltechniques. These

are to be used in a scientific description

of aspects of the group problem solving

process as such, especially in regard to-

evaluationand improvement of the process,

A group of four teachers are invited to

particlpate - all a.re'engaged in team tea:-

,ching in their school.

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Mairkifindings:

Time schediale:/.

Source .offinance:

.Number ofresearchers:

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The group problem solving process is' recor-

ded in a research,production-laboratory

(in. cooperation with The Daniph.Breadcasting

Coorperation, Gladsaxe Municipal. School .

System and Blaagaard Teachers Training,Col-

lege). The recorded processes are analysed

in a research analysis laboratory.The me-

thods of analysis are developed especially

for this investigation.

Will be published in the .publication series

Of The Danish Institute of Educational

Research.

The project is in progresb.

Governmental project of the Institute.

A number of teachers participating in the

training course, two technical assistants,

two course leaders, two TV-producers from

The Danish Broadcasting Cooperation, tech-

nical consultants, and:a consultant in so-

cial psycholjty, clinical psychology and

ecological psychology.

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Institution:,

Project leader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findino:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:


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The Danish National.Institute of Sdcial

Research.

Erik Jr rgen Hansen...f

HF-undersogelgen (Su'rveyionHigher'Prep,-

ratory Course leading to Higher Education).

To investigate the social and geographical

background of applicants to the HF- Courses

and to investigate their plans 'forthe

future.

Sample consisting of 'every third applicant

in the spring of 1972, approximately 3000

people.

Postal questionaires.

An,article and a publication (report) on

this are expected to be published within

the first six months of 1973..

Data-collection May/June 1972, first part

.of the survey to be concluded in 1973, se-

cond part - a follow-up - is expectbd to

be executed in 1976...

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Financed by a special grant from Direktora-

tet for Gymnasieskolerne og HF.

1/3rd researchers, 1 student.

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Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:

Bibliographicrefenences:

.Backgroundand aims:

or

The Danish National Imititute of nocia

Research.

Erik Jurgen Hansen...

Forlobsundersogelsen of en generation un.-1-

ges iradannelses og erhvervsvaig. (A Tonti-.

tudinal_study,on Educational and '(rocational

Careers of Generation of'Youths).

Drum, Bente:'The relationship between t%o-

'eial background, intellectual-level, and

thelposition in-the school system of 14

years. Study No. 20 of The Danish National

Institute Social Research. dopenhagen. A

1971, 144 P:.(With an English Summary) .

Andersen, Bent.Boghs. Aspekter af'den"kul-

turelle" barriere mo uddannelsessogning,

Study N. 21 og Th DanislyNational Insti-"

tute of Social ReAeardh. Copenhagen 1971.

234 pages.(With/separate Summary in the

English entitled: Social factors in the

first Selection in the Danish System),

.Andersen, Bent :ugh ?A Erik Jurgen Hansen:

Parents an the Schobl. Study No,. 25 of the

Danish Nationa Institute of Social Research.

Copenhagen 1972. 106 p. (With an English

Summary)... 7/HT1sen, Erik 3loiien: Lighed gennem uddannel-

se?' (Equality through education?.) Pamhlet

-No. 1 of the Danish. National Institute of

Social Research. Copenhagn 1972-.

(No English Summary.)

To study a generation- of youths and their

choice of education and vocation with re-

spect to clarifying the-relative importadce.

26 L

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In

]restitution:

Project leader:

Project title:

Humanities Research Council.

'Mogens $Tansen.

Research on social, social-psychological

and social, pedagogical activities, func-

tions of the classroom teacher in the.

"fOlkeskken" (primary and lower secondary

Bibliographic.references:

Backgroundand aims:

school).

The project is aimed at a,description of

- 'the social, soar -pedagogical and social-

psychological w rk in the "folkeslcolen".

How does it influence the professional-.

pedagogical work? Where does it take place,

who performs it? And how is this work co-,

ordinated in relation toeach student?

Scope: Selected schools, clasges, students, Par:

Methods:

rents, teachers.

Observation of educational proCeduresin

the classroom, interviews, question#aires,

aftalysiPof literature.

Main findings: Results wi]4 be put'forward; th ir signifi-

Time, schedule:

,Sdurce of ,.

finance: .-

umber ofresearchers:

ah

canoe will.depend on their popularity.

The project was started oh December 6th,A

1972 and Should be completed during:autuMn

1975.

Appropriation'via

Council.

Humanities ResearCho

4 pedagogical psychologists, 2 pedagogical-.

ly educatdd students, 1 secre-O.ry,a num-

ber of other students, teachers and others.

27

Institution:

0, Project leader'':--

. Project title:

(Bibliographicreferences:

Ba6kground.and aims:

Scope;

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source" of4'inance:

*lumber ofresearchers:

p

18

Teknologisk Institut, /-.11vervspmdagogisk

Afdeling,(Institute of Technology4

Benny Dylander.

Description of managerial steering, models

for investment in education in companies.A

ALThe results 1 be published in self-

contained r& ort.

The object of the project is to record And

describe the ways in which the companies 4

define and accomplish their training pol -.

cy, especially in regard to each company's

total investment in training, and in re-

, gard.to each employee!s eUucation..

The project cover86 selected firms witshin

trade and industry.

Two structuralizeji interviews will be made'

in each firm: One with top management and

another with the h ofa,department.The

collected data will be analysed, after

which a series of applicable managerial

steering models can be described and eva-

luated.,

The results'can be applied in the planning

of investment involved, in trade and in

education in companies.

The project is in progress.

Financed by the Institute.

t

Institution: Ministry of Education, Vocational Training

Dept.'Research Council for Basic Vocational

Education. -

Project leaden: Carl JOrgensen.

Pi4jectttle: Experimental Vocational Training.

"Bibliographicreferences: Danish Governmentreport: No. 612 on basic

vocational training. Act No. 219 (June 7,

Background andaims:

Scope:

N

1972). Comments to the-Billon eNparimental

vocational trainingf

Purpose: to provide an educational system(

of vocational training for young people

with a previous school education'of 9 "ydtks.

Students:

(intake Of newstudents)

1972-73:

1973-74:

1200,

2500,

1974-'75:

1975-76:

32C

6400

Methods: Drafts from specialist groups under the*rei1-

search committees, discussions by'groupg o1c'

teachers, approval cif,/experimental plannin

tY research committees, the Re sarch Counc 1,

and the Ministry of Education, the accomp 'sh -.

ment of experiments in schoql evaluatio

of test results by the above institutions

Main findings: The accomplishment of a new educational s s

tem for more than 50% of a particular year

of birth, possibly in connection with a 12

year compulsory education.

Time schedule: Period of r earch: To 1975-76 incl.(re-

vision of the Act). Further extension of the

project as part-of national planning

expected to take place in 1978'479.

2J

(i)

Sthirce offinance:

Number 'ofresdarchers:

Govern:rel.-.

0 It

19a

Research Council; 6 research committees,

and a number of interdisciplinary boards.

S

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Institution: J "Le Royal Danish College of EdudatiOnl Studies

The Department of Civics and History,'

Sand the Department of ,Geography

Project leader: Mette Kofoed Bjornsen, Ove Biilmanib#

Project title:


Innovative work aiming at the "contribution of

civics to the teaching of social studies in

:primary and lower vcondary school.

-Background Jand aims: The ai'm'of the'projeCt is

a) to frame courses for professional teachers

during,which they will become familiar with

social conceptions, methods,'Ld models and

gain, proficiency in ap plying such devices

12) to aid-the dev elopment of pilot courses of

instruction (plannirig, framing of goals and

content, etc.)

Scope:

Methods: ad a) courses which -are planned so far and

carried Lput 21eart are those on

1. population -"/ (

-2. local society,

3. the Danish society, desdription of

society

4. the Danish society, structure,and

economic. policy

5. the international society

ad b) the pilot courses of instruction are

organized in co-operation with the local

education authorities of the municipality-J

of Copenhagen.

3i

0 a

Main findings: The aims.Mentioned'under a) and b) aboye will

-led to.the development of training courses

for instructors with a view to a rapid and

effective dissemination of innovation

Time schedule: Date of completion unknown.

4 Source of'finance:

'

I


°

Temporarily financed by the Royal Danish

College of Educational Studies and the,

Municipal.itfof,Copenhagen (research depart-

ment of the local school board).

In future- it will be attempted ,to 'involve

more oollaborators and interested students

in the project.

.

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21

Institutionl. The Royal Danish College of. Educational Studies

Department of General' Psychology

Pr6ject leader: , Mogens Brun

Project title: Measurement of the reinforcement value of con:

ditioned reinforcers in.progresiye ratio

schedules.

Bibliogrephicreferences:

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time scheddle :

Source offinanc :

Brun, Mogens: A functional analysis of positivl

conditioned reinforcement in second:order _schel,-

duPes of reinforcement. Copenhagen: Master's

thesis. University of Aarhus, 1972.I-

The,aim is. to analyse thelunction of condition-.

ed reinforcers in situations of learning'. In

severtl theOretical behaviour systems ,condition -/

ed reinfor'cers have obtained an important

function by describing- a complex course of be-. .

haviour with only few facts dtqut their effect

upon the behaviour itself.

Background: The project originates front a dis-

cussion running for three years in a nuMber

'of journals.

Conditioned reinforcers do act to increase the

amount of "work'in animal experiments.,

Commenced on the 15th October, 1972

Ekpected date of compketiOn: 15t1rApril, 1973

Humanities Research Council

The Royal Danish College of Educational StudieJ.

3t3

2

Inbtitution: The Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies

Department ofAeligious Knowledge

K. E. Bugge

Pilot coursesN

of instruction in religious

knowledge in primary and lower Secondary

schools with SpeCial reference to'inpOAration'

in materials and methods.'

Project le.ader:

Project title:

Bibliographic Bugge, K.E.: Roskilderforsoget. 'Vligions-referen&es: lmreren. Mai 1973 pp. 41 -54.

Backgroundand aims:

01.

Scope:

Methods:

In these years traditional educational

patterns are changing in all thckle countries

where instruction in religious knowledge ,

constitutes an integrated part of the curri-'

cuUm'at schools run py the public

authorities.

The aim ofthis project is to contribute to

the internationally-growing cooperation within

the pedagogy of religious instruction by in-

vestigating pilot courses ofinstructiOn with

the aim of developing new material' and methods.

Pilot' study: 193cperimental instruction of two°'/ ,

classes in grade 5: a Pilot group, and a

control group. Eiraluation through question-

naires and semi-clinical interviews.

Main findings: New educational material and methods to

facilitate the understanding of difficult

topics within the field of religious-know--

ledge.

%Time schedule: ePilt study carried out during Jan.-April 1972.

Final implqmentation in 1974

34°

17,

A

Sour'c'e offinance:

Number of,,researchers:

;The Royal Danish College of Educational'

Studies, tota elcpenses Still unknown.

The above mentioned,fiveethembers of the team,

Teachers conducting religious inptruction of

the two 5th trades, and,a secretary..

ctaaer

3a4

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InstitutiOn: The Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies, Department of Development and

'Clinical Psychology.

Project leader Marie tensholt

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Description and comparison of. various pedago-

gical approaches used in pre-school programmes

and compensatory education in the U.S. and

Denmark.

Evaluation of-pre-school programmes, according

to how well 'they have reached the programme

goals. Training of teachers in the various

methods of instruction as used iif the diffe-.

rent programmes.

'Time schedule: Stage I: analysis of compensatory education

in the U.S. completed in March 73.

Sour offinance: .

'Stage II: observation and description of Danish

pre-school ,lorcgrammes to be completed,

4 we hope, by the end of 1973.

The Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies.

36

I

a

Institution:.

Projectleader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance,:

k

Mk'

The Royal Danish College alducational

Studies

Department of Pedagogy, Educational Psychology

and Social Psychology.

Jorgen,Gregerse

, 24

Student evaluation of instruction.

'

Provision of mateig.al concerning the partici-

pantsf.experience of the instruction. Creation

of system for student evaluation of instruction.

Interviews, 'questionnaires, rating scales.

Project inteMpted in 1972, but will be Conti-nued later on.

The Royal Danish Colle,ge of Educational

Studies.

3

I 4

0

.Institution:

'Prc,2cct leader:

Project ip.tle:

.3

BibliographicLeferences::

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedUle:

4

Source offinanbe:

/0

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Studies -

Danish Department

Elisabeth Hansen

Investigation of the syntax of the language

spokentin standardised situations, by

children of 4, 6 and 8 years of age.

Exposure of lines of development in tile

syntax of childrens' language.

Estimated time of completion: I973. It is

planned that the findings will be published

in a series of educational journals dealing

with the Danish language.

Humanities Research Council, The Royal Danish

College of Educational Studies

Institution:

a-

Prooect leader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

26

The Royal Danish College ,of Educational

Studies.

Department of Didactics and Methodology..Sv.lHesselholdt, U. Kaad, L. Lier

Analysis of the biosocial background of the

child in relation to emotional-, cognitive-

and motor development.

A

The purpose of the projeat ors to thrbw light

on the causalities of emotional-, intellectu-

al- and neurological development with special

reference to the emergence of difficUlties in

learning.,

0

1.84 children, chosen from the Univensity

Hospital Investigation 1959-61 on he signip-

cdnce of _pregnancy and delivery for the health

and development ,of the infant.

The 184 children (aged 10 ;to 11 years) are

distributed on one group comprising children

with perinatal complications and one group

withOut such complications.

Children's tests, interviews of mothers,

qu4t;onnaii-es to the teachers of Danish and

mathematicsf

Planning: May 196?- 1Vay 197o, Data collection:

197o-1972, processingl 1972-1974.

Grants from the National Care of Mentally

Deficient And the Humanities/Research Council.

3.iz

Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:

Bibliographicreferences:,

Backgroundand aims:

- Scope:

Meth6ds:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

27-

The p!pyal Daqi h College of Educational

Studies'

Department of General Psychology

Jergen Hunsdahl

Experiments on subliminal stimulations.

Research into a'methodology for the motivation

of visual 'perception.. investigation-of the

relationship bet*een personality, motivation,

and perception./

The ptoject is part of basic research within

the field of Educational Psychology.

The aim is'to investigate the influenc'e of

motivative psychological factors in general

perception and theeffect of indirect.a

influence.

Commenced in 1966. Still in progress.

The National Reseatch B rd-

Humanities.Researc ounc

The RoyaIDanish College" f Educational

Studies

4d

J

L'_

,

Institution: The Royal Danish, College of EducationalP

di

Project. leader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Maih findingst'

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

sb,

Studies

Department of Development and Clinical

Psychology. AO

Mardhen R. Jensen

Survey of children placed in special

educational groups and trends pointing to-

wards mental,con6'equenses of,"organised-

cerebral affection".(

The aim. is to alter the pedagogs' view of

retarded readers and hence to open these up

to new educational meaiureS.

20 children, 10 in special classes, 1.9 as a

control group._

"Blind":tests by a clinical psychologist, the:

results which are compared to the knowledge

of "reality'".

1.


Studies

44

Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:0


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:.

Methods:

Main findings.:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

fl

Thy Royal Danish College of Educational

Sti-ies

Department of. DeVelopmental and Clinical

P§ychology.

Reimer Jensen

Youth and their relation to society.

29

Denise Kandel & Gerald S. Lesser: Youth intwo worlds.

The project'constitutes_part of a major

investigation into the conditions of youth.

The initiative was taken by the Humanities

Research Council.

Questionnaires' to young people, their parents,

and teachers, in U.S.A. and Denmark.

Published in 1971 in "Youth in tidb worlds",

Specific problems are still being,worked.up.

The study isNplanned for a period of 5 years.



Studies.

42

Or

. Institution:

Project Leader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims.

;

1,4

30


Studies.

.Finn,Lambert

Storstrom project

Sv. Ellehammer,Andersen and Finn Lambert:.

SpeciacEducation. General aspects. Vol.

I & II, The Roydl Danish C011ege of Educational

Studies.

1) DeScription'of the situationand function

of special-educational arrangements in the

country. 2) Treatment of the information

"-gained under item 1) with the purpose of

F. advancing a hypothesis for a solution to the

problem of special education. 3Y E..perimental

teaching to test the hypothesis.

Scope: 69 classes with a total of 1222 pupils dis-

persed at 16 schools in the.county.

Methods: Observation of teaching. dUestionnaires.

Te ing. Data processing. Subsequent analysis'

of th obtained information with a view o

as ect which possibly influence the implemen !

tation a d accomplishment of special education.

Main,findings: Illumination of conditions affecting the im-

plementation and accomplishment of-special

education (in the county).

Time schedule: 1970/71 - 1974/75

Sourceoffinance:

at_

Grants from the Ministry of Education 1970/71

43

- 1971/72

r

Number ofworkers:

,30 a'

3 researchers employed by Ihe'Royal Danish

College :of Educational Studi,es, Teachers,

the countyts school psychiatrist, part-time

student ksistance. f

44 I

o

Institution:

Project leader:

Project:title:

Bibliogrephicreferences:

Backgrounand.aims:

6

31


Studies

Department ofrDevelopment and Clinical

Psychology.

Erik Lambrechtsen

The normal intelle6tual developpent of adults

and ageing people.

Lambrdchtsen, Erik: The normalf, intellectual

development of the human senescence- period.

Copenhagen: Thesis submitted fpr.the Candi-

date Degree of Psychology, 1966, Sop.

)The research aims at submitting a founda ion

to the evaluation of applied adult edUcation

and its scope. It is carried out as a metho-

dological analysis of inirestigatiops

elucidating alterations to the'I.Q. capacity

with increasing age.

Scope:

Methods: rt

Main findings:

Time schedule: Expected date of completion in 1975

SourCe of , ,...

finance: . The Royal Danish College of Educational.

Studies

4

institutions:

Project leader

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:,

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

a

The -Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies

Hans Lammers t

, .

Analysis of the aim, content,-methCas of,....,

.

work/ and evaluation of the instruction,d.n. 4

German in primary and lower secondary sshool.

111

xThe purpose of the projeSt is to investigate

whether the expressed aims are realistic

compared to'the actual teaching, and to

indicate which mlpil activities may encourage

,the teaching and learfting:

Questionnaires to teachers of German. he

project commences at trade 7 and, is intended

to be kept in progress till the end of school

attendance.


Studies.

T.*

4.

Institution:.

Project leader:.

Project title:

t Bibliographicreferences:

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:.

Time schedule:

SoUrce offinance:

\

The Royal Danish*CoW.dge of Educational

Studies

Department of Music and Musicology

Bent Lorentgen

Creativity in the theory of music from infant'

and primary school to the level higheland

further education.

Nor

The project is largely aiming at.a trans-

ference of those aspects of creativity

research which are applicable, to the field

of music.

It is ende.avoured.to apply-as large parts of

the ex sting psychological theories as possible!

to tile ogy of music.-

Tests of pupils in primary and lower secondary

school and university students.

A publishing hou e specializing in music will

,undertake the publication of a book called

"Creative Theory of Music" which is based on

results derived from the project.

Estimated time of completion: 1st November 1973

No new acquisitions of material.

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34

Institution': 'The-Royal Danish College of Educational.

StUdies

Physics Department 2*

Project leader: Hans LUtIven% -

Project title: Experimental instruction of physics ,and

chemistry in grades.1 to 6.


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

The aim of the projec1.6 to investigate the

ways in which, the teaching of topics in

physics and chemistry may contribute to the

fulfilment of the general purpose of-the--

school.

14 classes of grad6-1, 31 classes of grade

31.olasses of grade.6, and,S classed of

grade 4.

,Methbds: Work books and teachers' guidance.

Main findings:

Time schedule: Commenced in September 1970

Sourceloffinance: The Royal Danish College of Educational'

Studies

tiz

".

4o

145oject leader:

Project title:-

BibliographicreferenCe:

I-;ackgroundano

Scope:

-Methods:

Main findings:

Time scpedule:

Source offinance:

J

4

0


Studies

:Department of General-Psychology

K. B. Madsen

Computer - assisted theory analysis

Development of exaCt methods, -including com-

puter prograps, for meta-scientific fitudie:;

payticula ly of psychological theories.1-r

Secondaril ; development o4 computer-assisted, ..teaching pograms applicable to the instrutt',ion

of theoreti al psychology. Development of a-

simulation odel reproducing the logical

structure ofz-i theory.

Humanities pesearch CoUnClia

The_ Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies

L.

4

4

.0

Institution: The Royal Danish College of Educational'

Ssudies.

Department of Didactics and Methodalogy.

36

Project leader: Egli Nilsen

Project title: DiffLthion of innovations in adult education.

Bibliographicrefertences:

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main Findings:

Time schedule:

Source. offinance:

.0"

The purpose IV the project is to elucidate

factors prom'ting or ,obstructing the'diffusion

of innovation in adult education.

Historical, computer simulation and experiMen-

The project has just started.


Studies

0

s

v

iristitution; The Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies

D4artment of Pedagogy, Educational PsychOlogy,'

and Social Plychology

kr._Jject leader: Mogens Nielsen

Prdject title: Idealistio,pedagogy


Backgroundand aims: The elucidation of idealistic featUtRes,

current in modern education,

Scope:

Methods:

Maip findings:

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

4 4

The Royal Danish Collegedof Eduiational

Studies

es*

O

1

Institution: ' The Royal Danisp College of Educational

Studies

Chemistry Department

Project leader: Peter Norrild

Project title: Methodological transformation of the chemistry

instruction in primary and lower secondary

school from the present deduciive form

qentralized around the teacher to an experi-

mental and-More inductive form centralized

around the pupils.

refergaces:,

Backgroundand aiMs:. The aim is to find new ways of teaching by

axperimentatiOn.

ocope: Pilot instruction at 15 schools. A total of

600 .

Methods

Main findings:

Time Schedule:

Source offinance:

ti

Commenced'in 1972. The project is planneeto

run, .over a couple of years: Publication by

the College.


Studies.0

2

Institution:

Project-leader:

Project title:

Bibliographicrefei-encel

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings.;

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

Y.1

IThe Royal Danish College of Educational

itudies

Department of Developthental and Clinical/Psychology.

Thomas Sigsgaar

/Social adjustment of school starters

The aim is to elucidate factors decisive to

the adjustment of school starters and the

interaction of those factors. In connection

with social and emotional adjustment the

effect'of-support to discovered minus

variants is investigated.

'20 Schools, 21 classes which started school

in 1970.

Tests and interviews'

5

Commenced in:1970. Still in progress

iiUmanities'Research Council

The Royal Danish College of'Educational

Studies .

r

Institution: The Royal Danish College of Educational

Project leader:

*Project title:

.Bibliographicreferences:

Studies

Department of Pedagogy, Educational

PsychologY, and Social Psychology'

Sv. Skyum-Nielsen

Development of school, organization.

Backgroundand aims: Tha aim' is to provide material gained by

experience on how various developmental

programs of organization in schools are

applied.

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:,,-

Time schedule:

!Source offinance:

Commenced in spring 1971


Studies

1. I

40

o

z.

Institution: The Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies-

Department of Pedagogy,4Educational Psychology

and Social'Psychology

Project leader: Sv. Skyum-Nielsen

.Project title: The conception of and attitude towards various

persons of authority, primarily tht teacher,

as experienced by pupils between 10 and 15

years of age.

.B bliographicre rences:

Backgroundand aims:

ti

0

The purpose of the project is to examinee how

the tea,cher as'a person of authority is con-

ceived by the pupil. Clarification of the

connections between the pupilts,conception

of the teacher, his placing Cn the classroom

climate, and -his final leaving of the, school

system.

Scope: The project is part of a cross - national study:

Authority, Rules, and Aggression. The Sociali7

zatlon of childFen into compliarfce systems.

U.S. Department of Health, Education,and Wel-

fare. Office of Education. University of

Chicago,March 1969

Methods:

Main findings:

Time schedule:

Questionnaires and'intertiews of approx.

1400 children in ,grades 4, 6, and 8.

A publication will presumably come out in

1973:

Source offinance: : The Social Science. Research:Caupcil


Studies'

I!)

5o

V

(7.

"Institution:

Project leader:

Projadt title:

Biblitgraphicreferences:

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

4-2


Studies

Department of Physics

Poul Thomsen,.

Methods and ways ,in the teaching of

physics.

Thomsen, Poul: Metoder og veje i den ele-

mentmre,fysikundervisning 1 (Copenhagen,

Gyldendaiske Forlag 1969, 365 IS.)

The aim is to analyse some possible ways in

which fundamental topics- of,, physics might

be taught.

Different 'ways of presenting the topics in

existing textbooks are analysed and com-

pared..Up tb 1969 physics was taught in a v

very old-fashioned way in most countries.

Therefore it has been easy to suggest

new ways in which the teaching of physics

might beimprov'ed and modernized. Some-

times the development of new methods has

included construction of new equipment.

Often new ad,ternatives are developped

And discussed together with the existing

ones. Some of the new sUggestions are '

introduced and tested in Danish textbooks

of physics used in the Danish Primary.

School.

Main findings:

Time schedule: Commenced in 1963, still in progress.

Source of fillanee: ° The Royal Danish College of Educational

Studies.1

56

CI

Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:

Time, schedule:

Source offinance:

43


Studies

Department of Developmental and Clinical

Psychology

Hans Vejleskov

Survey of the language spoken by children.

N A

Analysis of sentence structur applied by

children-aged 4 to 8 rears. Su, plementary

observation ..of e.g. the use of gesture.

Analysis. of syntax in primers, textbooks

and exercises. a

Analysis 6f syntax in picture exercises by

Greenlandic .c.hildren before and after a

one-year stay in Denmark.

Analysis of syntax in. language 'spoken

by adult imbeciles.

Analysis of the language spoken by feeble-

minded school-children.

411

Publication in 1973



Studies

57

Insquction:

Institute:

Propct leader:

Project title:

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University-of Copenhagen

Institute for Studies in Higher Education(

Inger Bruhns

Therelationship)etween,cognitive style and

the utilization of offered courses and other

instructional media.

Bruhns, I.: Report to The Pqnish Research

Council. Aug. 1972 (Stencil)

The purpose is to study the relationship-

between cognitive style as investigated by

'pfsychological tests and the utilization pf

offered courses and other instructional media.

Twenty-five students at the Dental College,

Aarhts.'

Psychological Testing, Interviews, Question-

naires.

Not yet known.

'Ehe collection of data is completed. The

project will be completed in 1973.

A 2-year grant from The Danish Research

Council.

One.

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4Institution:

Institute:

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ti


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Scope:

Methods:

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!Source Offinance:

45

% University- of Cop6nhagen

Institute for Studies iniqugher Education

Helge Dohn

The significance of the level of aspiration

of the student as a factor in CAI (Computer

Assisted Instruction).

Dohn, H. et al.: CAI undervisningsprogram i

Fortran (CAI instructional program in Fortran),

Copenhagen 1972.(duplicates).

Kopstein, F.F. & Seidel,.R.J.: The Computer as

Adaptive Instructional Decision Maker.

Alexandria, Vir. HumRRO, 1970.

The purpose of the study is to investigate the

importance of the level of aspiration as-a

parameter in an instructional decision making

model'in-CAI.The level of aspiration is a

well described psychological fad-tor but its

importance for learning is not yet` known. Some

experiments,will be carried out.

Not yet decided.

Quasi-experiMental

The CAI program is in Fortran

jot yet known

The project is in progress. Initiated May 1972.

Probable Ate for completion Spring 1-974. The'

CAI program should be completed in August 1973.

The University budget and a grant from IBM

research foundation.

Number ofworkers: -Three in total, two student assistants.

53

Institution:

InstitUlo

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P;Qject title:°

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)Backgroundand aims:

,cope:

Methods:

46

University of Copenhagen

Institute for Studies in Higher Education

?le B. Thomsen

The Study Structure at7the University of

Copenhagen

Thomsen, Ole Studiestrukturen ved Koben-,

havns iversitet (The study Structure at the

University of Copenhagen)

(Monograph, to be published 1973)

The organization of syllabuses at the Univer-

sity of Copenhagen is remarkable in various-

ways. For example, all of them lead to a

qualification intended for teaching at the1.1upper, secondary level or in higher education

(kandidat examination) rather than to an

academic degree. Apart from the arts they'all

comprise ,r7 Years of study in one subject; the

general educational background having been

taken care'-of by the gymnasium (upper secon-

dary school)'etc. This_oltanizational struc-

ture was set up in the University Statutes of

1788. The aim of the

the ideas underlying

seek explanations in

social conditions of

study has been 'to describe

this structure and to

the intellectual and

that age.

Data concerning university education 1700- 1788.

Analysis of the Statutes of 1788 on the basis

.of the state of affairs in the University in

the decades preceding 1788, sources of law,

the public debate on university matters and

prpposals for reform in that same period.,

GO

I-

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d

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...

46 a

Thel idea behind the study structure id

dominated by a view of the University as a

governmental agency for recruitment .0f,

governmental officials tot serve the absolute

monarchy, and for increasing the material

well-being of the citizens.

,Commenced in 1966. A typescript for publication

was completed in 1971.

A fellow-ship granted by the University of

Copenhagen for the Period of 1966-1970.

One.

o

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Institution: University of Copenhagen410

Sociological InstituteInstitute:

Project leader:

Project title:

Bibliographicreferences

.Professor Kaae Svalastoga

Project Metropolit

Cawood, Tttrick: Computer qierminology.4,

Sociologiske Meddeleiserk Vol. 12,/,

:1967/68, pp. 117-128.

Janson, Carl-Gunnar: 1,roject Metropolitan.

Acta Sociologica, Vol. 9, 196,6p.

pp. 110-115. '

Manniche, Erika Forskningsprojekt Metropolit.

Biologiske og Sociale VilkAr omkring

87 Andssvage Drenge. (Research project

Metropolit. Biological and social

conditions for 87 mentally deficient

boys). S.A. Nyt, 7. Arg. nn.

pp. 35 -40.

Manniche, Erik, og Berg Hauge, Lise: Udvik- ;

lingshmmmede Born - biologiske og

sociale Aspekter. (Retarded children -

biological and social aspects)

Psykisk UtvecklingshUmning, 3, 1969.

Manniche, Erik,' og Arg, Hauge, Lise: Quelques

donnee bio-sociologiques sur 1,01igo-.

phrenie. Sociological Microjournal,

Vol. 7, 1973.

Svalastoga, K.: Longitudinal Research Design.

International Journal of Sociology,

Vol. 11, 1970, pp. 283-291.

Svalastoga, K.: Measurement of Responsibility.

Social Science Information, Vol. 9,

'pp. 75-85.

Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Alethods:

47a

A Carried out simultaneously in the Greater

Stockholm, and in the Greater Copenhagen

areas. 01:Aective:-To follow a generation of

yoUng people Rf about 10,000 154s from the

time of-their birth in 1953 to their thir-.

tieth year with a view to ascertaining

connections between social background factors

and careers, deviant behaVior, and adaptation

to family life. Main aim: of the study is to

deal with social mobility - consequently

major emphasis is put on such parametric

values .that seem to be of major importance

to, research on social differentiation

generally..

Sample: All b9ys born in 1953 in Greater.

Copenhagen n mbering about 10,000 boys.

Started in 19 5. Basic data collected in 1965, Ali

1966, and 1968-69. Final data will be collected II"

in the late seventies and around 1980.

1953: information from the midwife reports

comprising de-ails of the newborn, the mother,

and the occupatioA of father.

1965: school invesiiiation included four

,items:

a) intelligence test with three subscores,-

spatial, arithmetic, verbal

this was the test of Hgrnqvist adapted by

Weltzer;

b) creativity4

test (Mednick adapted by

Weltzert);

c) school class popularity,'a series of

sociometric questions; and

d) achievement at-p_tudes;-,education41,

occupgtipnal and leisure-time interests.

110

Methods:

47 b

1566 two tests were administered, a reading

test and an arithmetic test. At the same time,

the'choals provided information on the address

of the boys, the occapation of the fathers and

the present position of the hoy in-the- school

system; marks were not collected.

1968-69 s survey of the families involved in

the study was perforMed by interviews. 3,165

mothers were selected, and the sample was

stratified by the results of the 1965

'intelligence tests of the boys.

Main fin ings:

Time sche ule: In progresls,

Source offinance: Statens Samfundsvidenskabelige Forsknings-

rad (Governmental Fund) and University of

Copenhagen.

Number of I

workers: Research staff: 6, programmer and coder: 2

Nth

48

Institution: University of Aarhus, The language laboratory.

Project leader: Erik Andersen, Anita Kvamme, Eivind Landmark.

`Project title: Ihtensive to aching of Swedish and Norwegian

to students of Danish at the University of

Aarhus.


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Methods:

. Mawr findings : -

Time schedule:

Evaluation of the effects of an intensively

run course and of a traditionally run course

in the neighbouring langueges.

In 1971/72: 4 pilot groups of 20 subjects.

Two groups,doing_Swedish and the other two

Norwegian. The subjects of experimfint: 1,st

year students of Danish at the University

of"Aarhus.-

Parallel teaching applying identical material

to groups taught intensively and to groups

taught traditionally. Tests before the commence-

ment of the course and after the termination.

Further tests 6 months later.

The project is in progress. Commencod in

September 1971.

Source offinance: University funds.

Number ofworkers: 3 researchers/teachers, technician.

( 65\

Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

,Scope:

Methods:

Main findings:.1

Time schedule:

Source offinance:

Number ofworkers:

'49

University of Aarhus, The language laboratory.

Carsten Kjxr Andersen, Erik Andersen,

Frede Ostergaerd.

Aptitude test.

The test is worked out at the requeSt of the

English Department, Aarhus University and

Kali sproghejskole, Ronde:

Aim: to ascertain a testmaterial which can

form the basis of

a) distribution of pupils in classes

b) drawing up .of teaching progress in classes

and fof. individual pupils

c) construction of teaching material.

Provisional experimental group of 80 persons.

Pupils from Kale sproghojskole, age: 18-30

years.

Construction of preliminary material for

testing of skill in language (perception,

grammatical understanding,' vocabulary).

Testing of the iaterial on experimental

groups.

The project is in progress. Started October

1972.

University funds.

3 research workers /teachers, 1 technicaan,

1 secretary.

Institution:

Project leader:

Project title:


Backgroundand aims:

Scope:

Main findings':

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source offinance:

Number ofworkers:

aal

5o

Institute of Psychology, University of

Aarhus.

Associate Pi-ofessor. Knud-Erik Sabroe

longitudinal investigation of attitude

change 1972-1977:

To analyze the effects of major systems

(academic studies) on the change Of attitudes

of the individual student(s).

Area of interest: Political attitudes (in a

broad sense).

2oo students of plychology, 2oo law- students,

loo dental-students, loo male conscripts..

A 1o5 items likert-type attitude queftionnaii-e

is issued to the same,subjects in five succeed-

ing years (or as long as the duration of.their

course).

None so, far.

Implications: To sensitize the students to

the effects of the systems they participate

in.

Project just started:

Research council for political sciences:

7.000 D.kr. Institute- grants.

i

T,

(Pr.:,,jectnumbers

educationAr*;:tude testattitude changeAudio- visual ittstructionAuthority

31, 37495o4441

. ,

Class size . ' 7

Cl,c8room observation techniques'',4Cco-tIve r,roes5es

Communication. skills 25, 4r'ompensatoy education'

le23

Creativity 1 35cross- national study . 23, 29

DanishDevt,lopment psychologyDiagnostic testing

Educntionai aimsEducational choiceEducational developmentEducational methodsEducational prognosticationEducation in musicEnglishEvaluation of educationExperimentation

Foreign languagesFurther education

German

InstructionInstructionInstructionInstructionIrstruction:ntAructi.csInstruction

1

r

a 7,

3, 4, 25

11, 12

52, 371(,

3,

33 ,1o,

3

O

45

13

22,23,24,37

5,10,13,32,4b, 19

32

- computer assisted instruction :, 35,

- individualized instruction 7 4

- instructional materials 3, 22- instructional process 2'

- language instruction 4, 5, lo, 4-- remedial instruction 11, .2

I.,ngUage developmentUlhguage proficiencyicgrning difficultiesLor,fitudinal investigation

Mo 4 va t on

Go

f.:40

5o, 51

04

'

d4

Pre§chool education -1; 3; 23 .

Primary education ;. 2,3,L.41!1,12,17Problem solving ti 64 14

Reading 6, 28 .

Retardad pupils , . o . 000 El . .." ;.b

.28, 43

..

Science 34,, 38, 42School adjustment 49School organization 4oSecondary education ,. . 13, 1

'Social backgrOund Ms 9, 15, 16, 26,47Socialization 41 /

Social mobility 47.Special education .4 28, 3oStaff training

in

18

Teacher behaviour 2, 17.

Teacher training 14, 2o, 23Teaching arithmetic 1;1, 12Teaching civics 2oTeaching .Danish , 3, 4,, 5 :

Teaching drama 18Teaching religidts knowledge 22TeachingScandinavipn languages 48.11achingmethods a., 2

Television techniquesf

14. ,

University education - 4$, 50'

47-Vocational choice ''16,

Vocational training 1.9 I

Workbooks 3

Youth ., 8, 29k,

0

o

G;71

0

cr

INDEX' OF TEACHERS',

AAlersen, 'E. 48, 49

I ,*Biilmann, 0.. goBruhns, I. 44Brun, M. 2fBugge, K.E. 22.

Di,derichsen, A,Dohn4 H. 45Dylander, B. 18

..

G9nsholt, M. 23Gregersen, J. .M-

-,,

Hansen, E.Hansen, E.J.Hesselholdt, S.Hunsdalil, J.

2515,26'27

1

Jansen, M. 2, 3, 4, 17 1

Jensen, J.A. 6

Jensen, M.R. 28Jensen, P.E. 7 .

.

Jensen, R. 29Johannessen, S. 22Jorgensen, C. 19

,4 ._

A

Kjaer Andersen, C. 49Kofoe Bjornsen, M. 20

.

Kristianen, A. 8

Kvamme, A. 48

Lambe'rt, F. 30Lambrechtsen, E. 31-Lammers, H. 32 gLandmark, E.' 8Leunbach, G. 9

Lorentzen, B. 330Lutken, H., 34

.

Madsen, K.B. 35Mylov, P; 10

'Nielsen, E. . 36

Nielsen, M.. 37Norrild, P. -38

Prien, B. 11, a2, 13

Al

Ra1d Hansen, V. 6

Rasborg, F. 14

rtabroe, K.E. 5oSigsgaard, T. 39Skyum-Nielsen, S. 4, 41Svalastoga , K. 47

Thomsen, D.B. 46Thomsen, P. 42

ejlskov, H. 43

Ostergaard, L) 49

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