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Measuring Learning Styles with Questionnaires versus Direct Observation of Preferential Choice Behavior in Authentic Learning Situations: The Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale (VV-BOS).

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Leutner, Detlev; Plass, Jan L. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1998

Describes the development of the VV-BOS (Visualizer/Verbalizer Behavior Observation Scale), a computer-based instrument for direct observation of students' preferences for visual or verbal learning material. Results of a study with second-language learners indicated a high degree of reliability as an alternative to conventional questionnaires.…

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Strategies, Observation

Mentalistic Measures in Reading Strategy Research: Some Recent Findings.

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Cohen, Andrew D. – English for Specific Purposes, 1986

Reviews research regarding reading strategies used by Hebrew-speaking students to comprehend English for specific purposes texts, focusing on verbal report techniques in: developing a taxonomy for reading strategies; checking the appropriateness of mentalistic measures for different populations; determining similarities between first-language and…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, English for Special Purposes, Foreign Countries

Language Acquisition.

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Montanaro, Silvana – NAMTA Journal, 2001

Discusses pre-linguistic and linguistic stages of language acquisition that are part of a continuum of receptivity and communication every child experiences in the first 3 years of life. Suggests parents assist language development by being sympathetic to each developmental turning point, providing the right emotional climate for expression, and…

Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment