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The Principle of Temporal Sequence in the Teaching of Chinese as a Second Language
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Song, Gang; Fan, Li – Higher Education Studies, 2022
This study investigates the capacity of elementary-level Chinese second language learners to memorize serial verb sentences based on the results of a questionnaire. Our findings show that adult second language learners employ the concept of temporal sequence in language learning, consciously or unconsciously, whether or not the chronological…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Verbs
Students' Use of Retrieval in Self-Regulated Learning: Implications for Monitoring and Regulating Effortful Learning Experiences
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Carpenter, Shana K.; Endres, Tino; Hui, Luotong – Educational Psychology Review, 2020
Retrieval practice has been widely studied as an effective strategy for enhancing memory. In this review article, we discuss how its effects on learning complex problem-solving procedures are less straightforward, however, with repeated studying of worked examples sometimes more effective than problem-solving practice. This worked example benefit…
Descriptors: Self Management, Learning Processes, Recall (Psychology), Memorization
Effects of Self-Generated Graphic Organizers on Learning Depend on In-Task Guidance
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Colliot, Tiphaine; Jamet, Éric – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2020
We investigated the effects of readymade versus self-generated graphic organizers (GOs) on learning, comparing the performances of undergraduates (N = 81) tasked with learning a multimedia document. This document was either presented on its own ("control group"), with a readymade GO, or with a blank GO that students had to fill in either…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Learning Processes, Undergraduate Students, Multimedia Materials
The Effects of Different Interspersal Drill Ratios on Acquisition and Generalization of Multiplication and Division Facts.
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Cooke, Nancy L.; Reichard, Shannon M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
Six fifth-grade students with learning and/or behavioral/emotional disabilities received peer tutoring on multiplication and division facts using 3 drill and practice conditions varying in the ratio of unknown to known facts (30:70, 50:50, and 70:30). Five of the students mastered facts at a faster rate in the 70% unknown/30% known condition. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Difficulty Level, Division, Drills (Practice)
Spel...Is a Four-Letter Word.
Gentry, J. Richard – 1987
Intended for teachers and parents, this book focuses on demolishing widely held myths about poor spellers and about the process of spelling. "Dear Professor Henderson" (chapter 1) is a dedication to a favorite college professor who remonstrated with the author about his "lazy" spelling. "Kneeling on Rice" (chapter 2)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts
The Influence of the New Pathway Curriculum on Harvard Medical Students.
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Moore, Gordon T.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1994
A study (n=121 students) evaluated the effect of a radically redesigned Harvard University (Massachusetts) medical school preclinical curriculum. Results indicated that students in the new curriculum learned differently; acquired distinctive knowledge, skills, and attitudes; and underwent a more satisfying and challenging preclinical experience…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design