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L2 Irregular Verb Morphology: Exploring Behavioral Data from Intermediate English Learners of German as a Foreign Language Using Generalized Mixed Effects Models
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Wagner, Thomas – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
This paper examines possible psycholinguistic mechanisms governing stem vowel changes of irregular verbs in intermediate English learners of German as a foreign language (GFL). In Experiment 1, nonce-infinitives embedded in an authentic fictional text had to be inflected for German preterite, thus testing possible analogy-driven pattern…
Descriptors: Verbs, German, Second Language Learning, Language Processing
Implicit Relational Effects in Associative Recognition
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Algarabel, S.; Pitarque, A.; Combita, L. M.; Rodriguez, L. A. – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2013
We study the contribution of implicit relatedness to associative recognition in two experiments. In the first experiment, we showed an implicit improvement in recognition when the stimulus elements of each word pair shared common letters and they were unpaired at test. Moreover, when asked to study the stimuli under divided attention, recollection…
Descriptors: Recognition (Psychology), Recall (Psychology), Tests, Associative Learning
What Do the Prospective Science Teachers Know about the Human Eye?
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Sahin, Çigdem – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2014
In this study, the views of the Prospective Science Teacher (PST)s about the human eye were examined. The following data collection tools were used: the Word Association Test (WAT), open ended questions, drawing technique, two tiered question item and an interview about concepts. The data of the study whose sample consisted of 34 PSTs were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teachers
An Investigation of Morphological Awareness in Japanese Learners of English
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Hayashi, Yuko; Murphy, Victoria – Language Learning Journal, 2011
Developing morphological awareness (MA) is an essential component of vocabulary growth, given that it can contribute to enhanced depth of vocabulary knowledge and provides a pathway to deeper associations with more members of a word family. Despite the considerable body of vocabulary research, specific relationships between different aspects of MA…
Descriptors: Semantics, Second Language Learning, Metalinguistics, Vocabulary Development
Students' Ideas about Dangerous Animals
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Cardak, Osman – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2009
The aim of this article was to study the concepts and thoughts of primary education students about dangerous animals. A total of 316 primary education students attending a primary school in Turkey participated in the study. The research data was obtained through open-ended questions and word association tests. Data obtained from the questions…
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
ASK for Information Retrieval: Part II. Results of a Design Study.
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Belkin, N. J.; And Others – Journal of Documentation, 1982
Reports on methodology and results of design study for an interactive information retrieval system funded by British Library Research and Development Department which will determine structural representations of anomalous states of knowledge (ASKs) underlying information needs. Problem statements, abstracts used, and text analysis are highlighted.…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Information Retrieval