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Sahar M. Alyahya – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study investigated the involvement of the Social Agency Theory within a multimedia learning environment to improve English language proficiency. The primary aim of this study is to find the effects of designing language learning instructional videos following the embodiment principle on language learners' motivation, cognitive load and…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Second Language Learning, Video Technology, Student Motivation
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Lum, Jarrad A. G.; Zarafa, Michelle – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2010
Purpose: An ongoing concern with the evaluation of auditory processing disorders is the extent that assessment instruments are influenced by higher order cognitive functions. This study examined the relationship between verbal working memory and performance on the Test for Auditory Processing Disorders in Children-Revised (SCAN-C; Keith, 2000b) in…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Program Effectiveness, Short Term Memory, Correlation
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Buckley, Sue – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2008
For more than 25 years people have known that children and adults with Down syndrome have a specific impairments in working memory. Within the working memory system, they have particular difficulty with the verbal short-term memory part of the system. However, memory training may become more popular as recent work with both children with Down…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory, Language Acquisition, Verbal Communication
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Choudhury, Naseem; Leppanen, Paavo H. T.; Leevers, Hilary J.; Benasich, April A. – Developmental Science, 2007
An infant's ability to process auditory signals presented in rapid succession (i.e. rapid auditory processing abilities [RAP]) has been shown to predict differences in language outcomes in toddlers and preschool children. Early deficits in RAP abilities may serve as a behavioral marker for language-based learning disabilities. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Language Impairments, Preschool Children, Infants