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A Factor Analytic Study of Language-Learning Strategy Use: Interpretations from Information-Processing Theory and Social Psychology.
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Nyikos, Martha; Oxford, Rebecca – Modern Language Journal, 1993
A study used factor analysis to categorize and describe learning strategies in 1,200 university students. Results are reported from the perspectives of information processing theory and social psychology, and specific implications for classroom practice are discussed. (44 references) (MSE)
Descriptors: Classification, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Factor Analysis
Generalising Number Patterns.
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Andrews, Paul – Mathematics in School, 1990
Discussed are ways in which students can generalize both quadratic or cubic situations. Generalizations are produced using the factor method, repeated linear generalizations, means of the mean, and through the use of differences. (KR)
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis