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Ian R. Hadden; Peter R. Harris; Matthew J. Easterbrook – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: An earlier study in a school in England found that a series of brief values affirmation writing exercises, performed over the course of a school year by students aged 11-14, increased the mathematics attainment of students of low socioeconomic status (SES). Aims: This pre-registered follow-up of the original study aims to investigate…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Early Adolescents, Writing Exercises, Followup Studies
Yilmaz, Ercan; Dikilitas, Kenan – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2017
Adverbs require a great deal of effort to be mastered, and even the most advanced users of that language have difficulty in using them correctly (Narita & Sugiura, 2006; Peacock, 2010; Lei, 2012; Leedham & Cai, 2013). The purpose of this study is to find out to what extent relatively high proficiency level EFL learners use different types…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Essays, Form Classes (Languages), English (Second Language)
Zou, Di – Language Teaching Research, 2017
This research inspects the allocation of involvement load to the evaluation component of the involvement load hypothesis, examining how three typical approaches to evaluation (cloze-exercises, sentence-writing, and composition-writing) promote word learning. The results of this research were partially consistent with the predictions of the…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Cloze Procedure, Phrase Structure, Teaching Methods
Larcombe, Wendy; Malkin, Ian – Higher Education Research and Development, 2008
As writing skills have a significant impact on a Law student's ability to successfully complete assessment tasks, it is important to identify early, and refer to appropriate programs, students likely to benefit from language and writing skills support. This article describes in-class exercises developed in the Law School at the University of…
Descriptors: Law Students, Law Schools, Writing Skills, Academic Support Services
Ferrario, Elena – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1979
Discusses a study designed to verify the validity and effectiveness of the summary as a teaching and testing tool. The subjects were Italian students enrolled in second year French at the university level. (CFM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Higher Education, Italian
Pack, Alice C., Ed. – 1978
This issue contains five articles on teaching English as a second language. "Predictive Validity of the CELT" by R. T. Moran and J. G. Erion discusses use of the Comprehensive English Language Test for Speakers of English as a Second Language to predict later success in a setting where nearly all students speak English as their second…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities