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Potvin, Patrice; Sauriol, Érik; Riopel, Martin – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
This quasi-experimental study investigated the effects on 558 grades five and six students of three different teaching conditions: the "classical" model of conceptual change (for which cognitive conflict is considered as a precondition to the transformation of knowledge), the "prevalence" model of conceptual change (in which…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Quasiexperimental Design, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Leong, Che Kan – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2008
The present study used the lexical decision (making YES/NO decision) and the vocalization (naming) paradigms in two reaction time experiments to examine the cohesiveness of onset-rime and peak-coda in the syllable structure of English lexical items. The aim was to study the effect of sonority hierarchy of liquids, nasals and obstruents on the…
Descriptors: Spelling, Reaction Time, Syllables, Rhyme