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Alamargot, Denis; Caporossi, Gilles; Chesnet, David; Ros, Christine – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
This study investigated the role of working memory capacity as a factor for individual differences in the ability to compose a text with communicative efficiency based on audience awareness. We analyzed its differential effects on the dynamics of the writing processes, as well as on the content of the finished product. Twenty-five graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Writing (Composition), Short Term Memory, Audience Awareness
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Krumm, Stefan; Lipnevich, Anastasiya A.; Schmidt-Atzert, Lothar; Buhner, Markus – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The current study aimed at applying a broad model of cognitive functions to predict performance in science and language courses at school as well as performance in a science course at university. We hypothesized that performance in science courses was predominantly related to the cognitive function known as relational integration, whereas…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grades (Scholastic), Program Effectiveness, Undergraduate Students
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Yang, Xiaohu – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
Intentional forgetting refers to impaired memory arising from an instruction to forget unwanted material. Intentional forgetting yielded with a list-method task is often interpreted as evidence for retrieval inhibition. This paper presents a study on the relationships among intentional forgetting, anxiety, and EFL listening comprehension among…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, College Students, Memory, Anxiety