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Hall, Jessica; McGregor, Karla K.; Oleson, Jacob – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether deficits in executive function and lexical-semantic memory compromise the linguistic performance of young adults with specific learning disabilities (LD) enrolled in postsecondary studies. Method: One hundred eighty-five students with LD (n = 53) or normal language development (ND, n =…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Semantics, Memory, Young Adults
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Kroes, William H.; Libby, William L., Jr. – Journal of General Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Grouping, Cognitive Processes, College Students
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Tinkham, Thomas – Second Language Research, 1997
Explores the effects upon the academic progress of English-as-a-Second-Language students' learning of vocabulary of semantic and thematic clustering. Results present a wide range of evidence suggesting that semantic clustering does serve as a hindrance while thematic clustering facilitates L2 vocabulary development. (21 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cluster Grouping, College Students, English (Second Language)
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Coirier, Pierre; Favart, Monik; Chanquoy, Lucile – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2002
The goal of this study was to analyze the development of the relationship between conceptual and linguistic processes as regards idea ordering and structuring (linearizing), when composing a text. Participants (from 7th graders to University students) were required to compose a text using a list of eleven scrambled ideas. Conceptual rules allow to…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Linguistics, Models, Cluster Grouping