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Novella-Gomez, Miguel Angel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
While attentional models of SLA postulate attention as crucial for learning to take place (e.g., Robinson, 1995b; Schmidt, 1990, 2001; Tomlin & Villa, 1994), the role that awareness or lack thereof plays remains debatable. Indeed, the studies that have empirically addressed the construct of unawareness reveal conflicting results (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Models, Attention, Second Language Learning, Cognitive Processes
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Picard, Delphine; Pry, Rene – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
This study assessed the efficiency of a model of a familiar urban area for enhancing knowledge of the spatial environment by adults with visual impairments. It found a significant improvement in knowledge of spatial configuration after exposure to the model, suggesting that models are powerful means of developing cognitive mapping in people who…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Urban Areas, Cognitive Mapping, Urban Environment