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Joshua Matthews; Kriss Lange – CALICO Journal, 2024
Aural vocabulary knowledge (AVK) of high-frequency words is critical for second language listening comprehension. However, learners of English as a foreign language (EFL), despite considerable periods of language study, often do not have the AVK needed for basic communicative competence. A mixed methods approach is applied to determine whether…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Towner, Emil B.; Everett, Heidi L.; Klemz, Bruce R. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2019
Previous studies have noted the difficulties students have in understanding and adapting to professional workforce policies, especially mobile device usage and e-etiquette. This study focuses on determining how closely students and working professionals align in their perceptions of appropriate mobile phone usage during business meetings. After…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Work Environment, Professionalism
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White, Holly A.; Shah, Priti – Creativity Research Journal, 2016
Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show high divergent thinking on standardized laboratory measures. This study assessed innovative thinking in adults with ADHD using a realistic task and investigated a possible cognitive mechanism for ADHD-related advantages in innovative thinking. College students with and without ADHD…
Descriptors: Semantics, Creativity, Thinking Skills, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Rigo, Sandro José; da Rosa Alves, Isa Mara; Victória Barbosa, Jorge Luis – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2015
The digital mediation resources used in Distance Education can hinder the teacher's perception about the student's state of mind. However, the textual expression in natural language is widely encouraged in most Distance Education courses, through the use of Virtual Learning Environments and other digital tools. This fact has motivated research…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Synchronous Communication, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Hsu, Jung-Lung – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
It is apparent that individuals using text abbreviations as a written convention is a continuingly growing phenomenon. This special writing convention has been referred to as textism usage. However, there is surprisingly little research investigating the impacts of textism use on dyslexic children's cognitive abilities associated with literacy…
Descriptors: Literacy, Semantics, Dyslexia, Foreign Countries
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers