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Meyer, Meredith; Gelman, Susan A.; Stilwell, Sarah M. – Language Learning and Development, 2015
Generic noun phrases, or generics, refer to abstract categories ("Dogs" bark) rather than particular individuals ("Those dogs" bark). Study 1 investigated how parents use gestures in association with generic versus particular reference during naturalistic interactions with their 2- and 3-year-old children. Parents provided…
Descriptors: Cues, Nonverbal Communication, Undergraduate Students, Nouns
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Bierema, Andrea M.-K.; Schwarz, Christina V.; Stoltzfus, Jon R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
National calls for improving science education (e.g., "Vision and Change") emphasize the need to learn disciplinary core ideas through scientific practices. To address this need, we engaged small groups of students in developing diagrammatic models within two (one large-enrollment and one medium-enrollment) undergraduate introductory…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biology, Science Education, Introductory Courses