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Paavola-Ruotsalainen, Leila; Lehtosaari, Jaana; Palomäki, Josefina; Tervo, Immi – Journal of Child Language, 2018
Maternal responsive and directive speech to children at ages 0;10 and 2;0 was investigated by applying a procedure frst introduced by Flynn and Masur (2007) to a new language community (Finnish). The issues examined were consistency and stability over time, and also the role of responsiveness and directiveness in child linguistic development at…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Infants, Prediction
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Lin, Mei; Preston, Anne; Kharrufa, Ahmed; Kong, Zhuoran – Research-publishing.net, 2014
Interactional communicative competence and higher-order thinking have been well documented as two of the biggest challenges for second/foreign language learners (EFL learners). This paper evaluates the use of digital tabletops as tools for problem-solving tasks in groups. The evaluation is based on a preliminary study of an application of the use…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Thinking Skills, English (Second Language), Communicative Competence (Languages)
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Ware, Paige – Intercultural Education, 2013
This paper explores the pedagogical and conceptual issues that accompany the integration of intercultural communication skills into the secondary curriculum by analyzing the interactions of 102 adolescents in Spain and the USA during a 15-week, classroom-based, international online exchange. Focusing on the skills of discovery and interaction…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Secondary School Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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de Roos, Simone A.; van der Heijden, Monique H. R. M. A.; Gorter, Ruud J. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2010
This study examines professional development activities for students and teachers in two Dutch professional development schools (PDSs). The PDSs consist of a partnership between the kindergarten classes of the elementary school and accompanying playgroup (with children aged 4-6 and 2.6-4, respectively), a teacher's training college and a research…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Early Childhood Education, Rating Scales, Kindergarten
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Hummel, Hans G. K.; Paas, Fred; Koper, Rob – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Background: To overcome the "teacher bandwidth problem" in supporting large groups of students, both automated process support (cueing) and face-to-face feedback by peers during small group work (collaboration) can be provided to students. Aim: The purpose of this experimental study was to examine whether a multimedia practical…
Descriptors: Law Students, Feedback, Cooperative Learning, Peer Relationship
Jonker, Vera M.; Heim, Margriet J. M. – 1992
The Communicative Development of Toddlers with Cerebral Palsy (COCP) project developed an assessment-intervention program for non-speaking children with cerebral palsy. The goals of the project's Assessment-Intervention protocol are to teach the child to communicate in an appropriate, effective, and efficient way in different situations and with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders
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Lynch, Tony – System, 1997
Discusses an intermediate-level learner's progress in listening comprehension during a pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes course in the United Kingdom. Highlights the difference in progress in one-way and two-way listening and the discrepancy between performance within the sheltered setting of the language classroom and success in real…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)