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Smith, Marilyn Chapnik – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1979
Contextual facilitation appears to depend upon the mode of analysis of the prime. If the prime is analyzed as a meaningful unit, facilitation occurs. However, if it is subjected to a more discrete, letter-by-letter analysis, the priming effect vanishes. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Cognitive Processes, Context Clues, Difficulty Level
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Surridge, Marie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1984
If Anglophone students are to read French at an adult level, they must not only acquire a selected small vocabulary but also be trained to interpret words creatively within a context in order to use their vocabulary. Instruction should include exercises to foster this creativity. (MSE)
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Foreign Countries