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Zhang, Ruofei; Zou, Di; Cheng, Gary – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
EFL learners generally have the problem of logical fallacies in EFL argumentative writings. Logical fallacies are errors in reasoning that can undermine EFL argumentative writing quality. Explicit training on logical fallacies may help learners deal with the problem and enhance their self-efficacy and proficiency in EFL argumentative writing,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Persuasive Discourse, Writing Instruction
Katz, Sandra; Jordan, Pamela; Litman, Diane – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The natural-language tutorial dialogue system that the authors are developing will allow them to focus on the nature of interactivity during tutoring as a malleable factor. Specifically, it will serve as a research platform for studies that manipulate the frequency and types of verbal alignment processes that take place during tutoring, such as…
Descriptors: Natural Language Processing, Physics, Logical Thinking, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Teppo, Anne R.; Esty, Warren W.; Kirkpatrick, Kay – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
Undergraduate students' written exams were analyzed from a freshman-level mathematics course that emphasized, among other topics, the study of mathematical logic. Findings indicate that on questions related to the negation of a conditional sentence, students performed much better when given natural-language contexts than they did on questions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Logical Thinking, Mathematical Logic, Courses
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers