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Differential Relations of Constructivist and Didactic Instruction to Students' Cognition, Motivation, and Achievement

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Nie, Youyan; Lau, Shun – Learning and Instruction, 2010

This study examined how constructivist and didactic instruction was related to students' cognitive, motivational, and achievement outcomes in English classrooms, using a sample of 3000 Grade 9 students from 108 classrooms in 39 secondary schools in Singapore. Results of hierarchical linear modeling showed differential cross-level relations. After…

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries

The Mnemonic Keyword Method: The Effects of Bidirectional Retrieval Training and of Ability to Image on Foreign Language Vocabulary Recall

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Wyra, Mirella; Lawson, Michael J.; Hungi, Njora – Learning and Instruction, 2007

The mnemonic keyword method is an effective technique for vocabulary acquisition. This study examines the effects on recall of word-meaning pairs of (a) training in use of the keyword procedure at the time of retrieval; and (b) the influence of the self-rated ability to image. The performance of students trained in bidirectional retrieval using…

Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mnemonics, Control Groups, Vocabulary Development

Redundancy in Foreign Language Reading Comprehension Instruction: Concurrent Written and Spoken Presentations

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Diao, Yali; Sweller, John – Learning and Instruction, 2007

In an example of the redundancy effect, learning is inhibited when written and spoken text containing the same information is presented simultaneously rather than in written or spoken form alone. The current research was designed to investigate whether the redundancy effect applied to reading comprehension in English as a foreign language (EFL) by…

Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Redundancy, Reading Comprehension