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Developing an Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory: The ELLI Project
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Crick, Ruth Deakin; Broadfoot, Patricia; Claxton, Guy – Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice, 2004
This paper reports the initial results of a study that was designed to develop and test an instrument that could identify the elements of an individual's capacity for lifelong learning. We anticipated that the components of this capacity would include a complex mix of dispositions, lived experiences, social relations, values, attitudes and beliefs…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Lifelong Learning, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Factors Affecting the Learning of English as a Second Language in Israel.
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Abu-Rabia, Salim – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Explores the effects of the attitudes and culture of Israeli-Jewish English-language students on their reading comprehension. Eighth-grade students read stories in Hebrew and English and answered questions both about the stories and their own attitudes. Reveals that culturally familiar texts boost reading comprehension scores. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Background, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)