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Brantmeier, Cindy; Hammadou Sullivan, JoAnn; Strube, Michael – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2014
With 97 learners in an advanced Spanish course, the study examines the effects of textual enhancement adjuncts, prior subject knowledge, first language (L1) reading ability, and second language (L2) Spanish proficiency on L2 comprehension of scientific passages. Readings included two texts with two types of embedded questions: a pause or written…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Correlation, Prior Learning
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Lipnevich, Anastasiya A.; Smith, Jeffrey K. – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This experiment involved college students (N = 464) working on an authentic learning task (writing an essay) under 3 conditions: no feedback, detailed feedback (perceived by participants to be provided by the course instructor), and detailed feedback (perceived by participants to be computer generated). Additionally, conditions were crossed with 2…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Information Sources, College Students, Essays
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Ryman, David H.; And Others – Computers in Human Behavior, 1988
Describes study conducted with U.S. Marine Corps enlisted personnel to measure response time to computer-administered questionnaire items, and to evaluate how measurement of response time might be useful in various research areas. Topics addressed include mood states; the occurrence of straight lining; and experimental effects of sleep loss and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Correlation, Exercise, Fatigue (Biology)
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Finegan, Joan E.; Allen, Natalie, J. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1994
Reports on a set of three studies that compared responses to commonly used attitude and personality questionnaires administered by computer with those administered in written form. Subjects' affective reactions to the two modes of administration were also examined. Overall the differences between the two conditions were negligible. (25 references)…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Testing
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Xi, Xiaoming; Mollaun, Pam – ETS Research Report Series, 2006
This study explores the utility of analytic scoring for the TOEFL® Academic Speaking Test (TAST) in providing useful and reliable diagnostic information in three aspects of candidates' performance: delivery, language use, and topic development. G studies were used to investigate the dependability of the analytic scores, the distinctness of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Oral Language