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Çetikaya, Fatih Çetin; Sönmez, Muhammet; Topçam, Abdurrahman Baki – International Education Studies, 2020
This research was carried out to determine the effectiveness and functionality of the word association test (WAT), which is a formative assessment tool that is frequently emphasized on today's modern education systems. The study group consisted of 60 students in a public school in Kocaeli in the school year 2018-2019. Participants were identified…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Associative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Public Schools
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van der Hoeven, Nienke; de Bot, Kees – Language Learning, 2012
This article reports on a study on learning new and relearning forgotten words of French as a foreign language in young (mean age 22.4), middle-aged (mean age 50.3), and elderly speakers (mean age 76.0). The three age groups performed similarly on relearning old words, but the younger learners were significantly better at learning new words. Data…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Age Differences, Short Term Memory, French
Dale, Edgar – 1972
In our concern to improve the quality of reading, we have neglected vocabulary development; in our zeal to teach children to pronounce words, we have neglected teaching them word meanings. Vocabulary can be developed by using all the communication processes: reading, writing, speaking, listening, visualizing, and observing; and vocabulary deserves…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Concept Formation, Early Experience, Environmental Influences