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Neuroimaging and Reading Comprehension
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Perkins, Kyle; Jiang, Xuan – Online Submission, 2019
In this paper, we first introduce functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), followed by a review of three themes of neuroimaging research on the neural correlates of reading-related skills: (1) typical and struggling readers, including developmental dyslexics, (2) an inverted U-shaped function in second-language reading that portrays an…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Reading Comprehension, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests
An Investigation of Patterns of Discontinuous Learning: Implications for ESL Measurement.
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Perkins, Kyle; And Others – Language Testing, 1996
Tests the hypothesis that there is no monotonic relationship between increasing competence in different linguistic domains and growth in second-language proficiency. The article concludes with an introduction to some assessment models that can accommodate discontinuous growth patterns. These models can describe and model a student's qualitative…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, English (Second Language), Hypothesis Testing, Language Proficiency
The Effect of Formal Language Instruction on the Order of Morpheme Acquisition
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Perkins, Kyle; Larsen-Freeman, Diane – Language Learning, 1975
A study was conducted to determine if informal learners of ESL had the same acquisition order of morphemes as formal learners have and to find out what would happen to the established order if only certain of the grammatical morphemes were explained and drilled. Instruction did not change acquisition order. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, English (Second Language), Language Instruction
The Use of Achievement Test Results in Elementary School Guidance and Counseling.
Perkins, Kyle; And Others – 1986
Achievement test results, in combination with other data, are used to help guidance counselors plan students' future educational programs to the extent that such data assist school personnel in grouping students for optimal instructional benefits. Implementation of such plans may require fitting the curriculum to the student. Two types of schemata…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students
Input vs. Intake in an Advanced ESL Composition Class.
Perkins, Kyle – 1980
Input from a course syllabus in advanced university level English as a second language composition was compared with student intake as manifested in the linguistic product (i.e., compositions). The frequencies and types of classroom, teacher, and textbook explanation of sentence control, paragraph organization, and rhetorical control were…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education
The Effect of Structural Category Deletions on Information Gain in a Cloze Test.
Perkins, Kyle; German, Patricia – 1985
A study of the information gained by students in the process of taking a cloze test in English as a second language was conducted with 34 full-time undergraduate foreign students at a state university. The subjects came from a variety of native language backgrounds. A 35-item cloze test was developed in which every eighth word was deleted,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, College Students, Context Clues, English (Second Language)
First and Second Language Reading Comprehension.
Perkins, Kyle; And Others – 1988
Random parallel reading comprehension tests in Japanese and English were administered to a sample of native Japanese students enrolled in intensive English instruction. The students had been placed at three different levels of English language proficiency based on an independent proficiency assessment measure. Evidence for a threshold competency…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Higher Education