Error Gravity: A Critical Review of Research Design.

Rifkin, Benjamin; Roberts, Felicia D.

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ERIC Number: EJ519955

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Error Gravity: A Critical Review of Research Design.

Rifkin, Benjamin; Roberts, Felicia D.

Language Learning, v45 n3 p511-37 Sep 1995

Examines error gravity research design and its theoretical assumptions. Results indicate that investigators have only skimmed the surface of the process of error evaluation, which is shaped by extralinguistic factors. The article concludes that researchers should reconceptualize error gravity research and reassess earlier studies to confirm or disaffirm their stated outcomes. (48 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Item Analysis, Literature Reviews, Research Methodology, Second Language Learning, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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