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Perkins, Kyle – 1986
The research reported in this paper is concerned with the ability of students of English as a second language (ESL) to apply cognitive skills in reading. The paper focuses on: (1) a validation study of an experimental test designed to measure Piagetian concrete operations in reading and (2) the effects of the paragraph types (additive or…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Difficulty Level
Boufoy-Bastick, Beatrice – 2001
This paper explains how oral competence in foreign languages is developed by applying constructivist pedagogic methodology to the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Foreign language constructivist methodology departs from the information processing model and behaviorist teaching that guide the transmission of…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Communicative Competence (Languages)