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Filik, Ruth; Leuthold, Hartmut; Wallington, Katie; Page, Jemma – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2014
Not much is known about how people comprehend ironic utterances, and to date, most studies have simply compared processing of ironic versus non-ironic statements. A key aspect of the graded salience hypothesis, distinguishing it from other accounts (such as the standard pragmatic view and direct access view), is that it predicts differences…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Cognitive Measurement, Figurative Language, Language Processing
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Cooley, Carl R.; And Others – BIA Education Research Bulletin, 1976
Comparisons were made of test scores derived from a sample of American Indian students attending grades 2 through 10, living in a Bureau of Indian Affairs dormitory, and enrolled either in an English as a Second Language Program (N=43) or in the regular school program (N=87) to determine ESL impact on Indian students' English vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, American Indians, Comparative Analysis
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Weber, Margaret B. – 1976
An application of evaluation methodology to innovative educational programs through a case study of a Chicago suburban high school program for alternative education is presented. The evaluation methodology encompasses the difficulty in combining comparative programs, individual-diagnostic, and individual developmental measures, the selection of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives