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Download full textNagy, William; Gentner, Dedre – 1987
A study focused on the nature and effect of constraints on the hypotheses that learners make about the meanings of words. Two experiments were conducted at a large midwestern university: the first, involving 68 undergraduate students divided randomly into two groups, tested taxonomic and durative constraints on nouns, and time of day and cessation…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Context Clues, Definitions, Higher Education
Peer reviewedde Graaff, Rick – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Investigates the interaction between the presence or absence of explicit instruction and the variables complexity and morphology/syntax in the acquisition of four second language (L2) structures. Results from computer-controlled posttests confirm the hypothesis that explicit instruction facilitates the acquisition of L2 grammar. (66 references)…
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods
