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Differential Relations of Constructivist and Didactic Instruction to Students' Cognition, Motivation, and Achievement
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Nie, Youyan; Lau, Shun – Learning and Instruction, 2010
This study examined how constructivist and didactic instruction was related to students' cognitive, motivational, and achievement outcomes in English classrooms, using a sample of 3000 Grade 9 students from 108 classrooms in 39 secondary schools in Singapore. Results of hierarchical linear modeling showed differential cross-level relations. After…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries
Improving Second Language Skills of Immigrant Students: A Field Trial Study Evaluating the Effects of a Summer Learning Program
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Stanat, Petra; Becker, Michael; Baumert, Jurgen; Ludtke, Oliver; Eckhardt, Andrea G. – Learning and Instruction, 2012
Immigrant students' school success is often hampered by limited second language (L2) proficiency, yet the effectiveness of different approaches to L2 support is unclear. Using a summer camp setting, we tested effects of (1) implicit support focusing on meaning of language by engaging students in language-intensive activities without drawing their…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Second Language Learning, Summer Programs, Language Skills
Learning and Recall of Foreign-Language Vocabulary: Effects of a Keyword Strategy for Immediate and Delayed Recall.
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Lawson, M. J.; Hogben, D. – Learning and Instruction, 1998
Effects of a keyword learning strategy on immediate and delayed recall of foreign language vocabulary were studied with 40 female Australian high school students. Analyses show a significant and substantial advantage of keyword users immediately and later. (SLD)
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools