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Peer reviewedCanelos, James; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1989
The effect of an imagery cue and an attention-directing strategy within the context of a microcomputer learning environment was studied using 180 Ohio State University freshmen. The environment provided both self-paced and externally paced instruction. It appears that the attention strategy and embedding of an imagery cue increased students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedHawson, Anne – Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingue, 1996
Notes that little agreement exists as to which factors influencing academic outcomes for second-language learners are of primary importance. The study hypothesizes that second-language learners in immersion situations undergo an attention shift away from auditory system processing and towards visual information processing. (59 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes
