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Odlin, Terence; Jarvis, Scott – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2004
With a Finnish-speaking majority and a Swedish-speaking minority, Finland offers a striking contrast in the kinds of cross-linguistic influence that can occur in the acquisition of English in a multilingual setting. While much previous research has looked at the differences between Finnish and Swedish influences, our study compares Swedish…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Jeffries, Sharman; Everatt, John – Dyslexia, 2004
This paper reports a study contrasting dyslexic children against a control group of children without special educational needs (SEN) and a group with varied SENs. Children's abilities were compared on tasks assessing phonological processing, visuo-spatial/motor coordination and executive/inhibitory functioning; being targeted for assessment based…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Difficulties, Learning Problems, Educational Needs
Henderson, George; Nash, Susan Smith – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2007
This book will improve the quality of instruction that college students need. It makes numerous suggestions that must be tended to when teachers instruct students. For example, the authors speculate about ways teachers can present what may at times seem to be a mountain of information without burying students under it; why teachers must…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Short Term Memory, Internet, Discussion Groups
Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1992
This document consists of the two issues (1/2 and 3/4) of the Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching published during 1992. Articles in these issues include: "Hemispheric Preference, Intelligence and Creative Interests" (John W. Zimmer, David Guip, Dean L. Meinke, Dennis J. Hocevar); "Reading Test Anxiety with the Swish"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Achievement Gains, Anxiety
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 12 titles deal with the following topics: advance organizers; a comparison of the effectiveness and efficiency of behavioral objectives and sample tests; anaphoric nominal substitution and its relationship to reading…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advance Organizers, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavioral Objectives
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the relationships between reading achievement and such factors as dependency, attitude toward reading, mastery of word attack skills, reaction time on selected…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Auditory Perception, Black Students
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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with the following topics: the effects of preinstructional activities on the learning and retention of prose; the interaction of picture and print in reading instruction; the perception of structure in scrambled…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Annotated Bibliographies, Beginning Reading, Cloze Procedure
Small, Robert D., Ed.; Thomas, Alice P., Ed. – 2001
This reference includes presentations that cover current research, best practices, and solutions to improve student achievement. The 25 chapters are: (1) "The Three Stories of Educational Reform: Inside; Inside/Out; Outside/In" (Michael Fullan); (2) "Hey, You with the Frontal Lobes: Brains for Educators, Educators of Brains"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Art Education, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
Kincheloe, Joe L., Ed.; Horn, Raymond A., Jr., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Cognition, mind, counseling psychology, lesson plans, learning styles, and Vygotsky are just a few of the many subjects discussed in this exciting work. Educators, students, counselors, parents, and others will find new understanding as they read and browse. How does the immigrant experience affect student outcomes? What are the effects of poverty…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Guides, Reference Materials, Student Diversity
Price, Anne; Crawford, Shawn; Tottle, Johanne; Maunula, Susan – Online Submission, 2006
This publication focuses on teaching students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD). The first chapter identifies and explains AD/HD: its causes, characteristics, its diagnosis and assessment process, related conditions, and what it looks in the classroom. The following chapters offer information and sample strategies supporting…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Elementary Secondary Education, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Tebble, Helen – 1998
The guide is designed for physicians and other medical practitioners who need to work with medical interpreters to improve communication with patients. Special attention is given to the Australian context. An introductory section discusses the need for medical interpreters and explains the guide's organization. Subsequent sections address these…
Descriptors: Certification, Communication Skills, Consultants, Contracts
Osberger, Mary Joe, Ed. – 1986
The monograph consists of 13 author contributed chapters arising out of a Nebraska study which attempted to quantify the performance of 150 profoundly hearing impaired students (4-20 years old) in the areas of language (receptive and expressive), academics (reading, spelling, math), and related learning (visual perception and short-term memory)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Audiology, Communication Skills
CANDLAND, DOUGLAS K.; MANNING, SIDNEY ALPERN – 1967
FIVE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED IN AN ATTEMPT TO ISOLATE SPECIFIC LEARNING PATTERNS IN CHILDREN OF VARYING DEGREES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PHYLOGENETIC DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE. FACTORS STUDIED WERE THOSE KNOWN TO INFLUENCE LEARNING IN NORMAL CHILDREN AND ADULTS--KIND OF REINFORCEMENT (VERBAL OR…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Females
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: the cognitive and perceptual components of children's reading success; the relationship between learning style preference and reading utilization; oral reading strategies used by younger…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Doctoral Dissertations
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