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Peer reviewedRobinson, Peter – Applied Linguistics, 2001
Describes a framework for examining the effects of the cognitive complexity of tasks on language production and learner perceptions of task difficulty, and for motivating sequencing decisions in task-based syllabuses. Results of a study of the relationship between task complexity, difficulty and production show that increasing the cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Language Proficiency, Language Research
Peer reviewedRussek, Bernadette E.; Weinberg, Sharon L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
An ethnographic approach with added quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis was used to study the extent and nature of technology-based materials in 15 elementary school mathematics classrooms. The blend of methods provided rich and varied information and gave insights either type of analysis could not provide alone. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Difficulty Level, Educational Technology
Graveel, John G.; Fribourg, Henry A. – Journal of Agronomic Education, 1987
Reported is a study designed to determine whether reading grade level (RGL) assessment techniques used for elementary and secondary education textbooks would discriminate among plant and soil science textbooks. The study was to select the RGL indices suited to quantify the readability of these sources, and to identify the factors affecting…
Descriptors: Agronomy, College Science, Content Analysis, Content Area Reading
