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Kruppa, Jochen; Rohmann, Jessica; Herrmann, Carolin; Sieg, Miriam; Rubarth, Kerstin; Piper, Sophie – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2021
"The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for" (Wittgenstein). When learning something completely new, we connect the unknown term to an already existing part of our knowledge. We can only build new ideas and insights upon an existing conceptual foundation. In the field of statistics, we…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, College Faculty, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Achievement
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Bellés-Fortuño, Begoña; Martínez-Hernández, Ana-Isabel – The EUROCALL Review, 2020
Several studies have revealed that computer applications offer a vast potential for teaching and learning. Open Educational Resources (OERs) can be especially beneficial to generate innovative abilities in the classroom related to new means of communication and collaboration (Conole and Alevizou, 2010). As regards the teaching of foreign…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Word Frequency, Vocabulary Development, Retention (Psychology)
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Coxhead, Averil; McLaughlin, Emma; Reid, Aleeshea – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2019
Learners in the trades are faced with learning a large amount of technical vocabulary along with the content of their field, but they do not tend to encounter this language outside their courses of study. This technical vocabulary is a core element in their developing knowledge of their trade and their learner identity. This article focuses first…
Descriptors: Word Lists, Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
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Ozturk, Emine Esin; Ozkan, Yonca – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2017
In an attempt to enhance learners' autonomy and create awareness of their own learning process, keeping a vocabulary notebook can be regarded as one of the most commonly used cognitive strategies. A jargon book, a kind of vocabulary notebook, consists of specialized terms that are used for conveying hidden meanings accepted and understood in a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Motivation, Student Teacher Attitudes