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Ingvalson, Erin M.; Barr, Allison M.; Wong, Patrick C. M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: Previous research has demonstrated that native English speakers can learn lexical tones in word context (pitch-to-word learning), to an extent. However, learning success depends on learners' pre-training sensitivity to pitch patterns. The aim of this study was to determine whether lexical pitch-pattern training given before lexical…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Phonology, Training, Native Speakers
TERRELL, GLENN; WYER, ROBERT S., JR. – 1966
NONINTELLECTIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN COLLEGE WERE INVESTIGATED IN THREE PHASES OF RESEARCH--(1) PERSONALITY AND MOTIVATIONAL CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC APTITUDE AND PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENTS WHO HAD COMPLETED AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF COLLEGE WERE EXAMINED, (2) DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM FRESHMAN STUDENTS BEFORE THEY ENTERED…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Aptitude, College Students
Lindstrom, D.E. – 1968
A study designed to determine aptitudes, skills, and sociological and personal factors characterizing rural youth analyzed educational and personal differences of 2,929 students in eight rural Illinois counties during 1963-64. From data obtained through academic tests and personal questionnaires, it was concluded that although three-fourths of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Aspiration, Career Choice