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Pishghadam, Reza; Ghadiri, Sanaz – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2011
This study seeks to investigate the impact of symmetrical (S) and Asymmetrical (AS) scaffolding, which are two types of scaffolding, on students' reading comprehension achievement of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The study was done in two phases: In the first phase after administering a Pre-test, 52 homogeneous intermediate students were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement
Sabharwal, Seema – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of the study was to examine if there was a significant difference between first-grade English Learners (EL) who constitute a majority (greater than 50%) of the English language mainstream classroom (homogeneous grouping) and first-grade EL who constitute a minority (less than 50%) of the English language mainstream classrooms…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Homogeneous Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Grade 1
Henry, Michelle – Online Submission, 2008
Vygotsky (1978) presented ideas influential to the "constructivist" approach to education. This approach included the "zone of proximal development," and defined what is essential for student's development of a higher cognitive ability in order to become self-motivated learners. His theory also directly relates to the research regarding the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Reading Comprehension, Parent Participation, Program Effectiveness
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Moreno A., Luis E.; Waldegg, Guillermina – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1991
Analyzed are the different stages in the conceptual evolution of infinity as developed historically through the work of Bolzano and Cantor. Results of a study of 18 to 20 year old's concept of infinity prior to instruction produced aspects of the passage between conceptual levels of infinity. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Concept Formation
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Adey, Philip S.; Harlen, Wynne – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes an analysis of test items used to measure the science process skills of 11-year-olds in Great Britain. Concludes that the level of cognitive demand was a reliable predictor of the difficulty of an item. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
National Capital Language Resource Center, Washington, DC. – 2000
This study investigated the relationship of language learning strategies use and self-efficacy of high school students learning Chinese, German, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish. Through two questionnaires, The Language Learning Strategies Questionnaire and The Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, researchers were able to collect and analyze data on…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
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Cohen, Herbert G. – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents a study to examine the effects of a verbal teaching strategy versus a strategy providing instruction using activities and manipulatives in four seventh grade earth science classes with students of varying cognitive abilities (n=83). Results indicate that students with more cognitive structures perform better and that using manipulatives…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Structures