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Kotsinas, Ulla-Britt – 1983
A study of the acquisition of Swedish vocabulary by adult immigrants examined both the kinds and contexts of words learned. It found that simple and common words form the bulk of the vocabulary learned, and that frequency of input, complexity of input, and communicative need guide the learning process. Frequency refers to the frequency of both…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Difficulty Level, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
Download full textFehring, Heather – 1983
A study investigated the concept of visual memory and its relationship to the spelling process by examining the attempts of a group of Australian elementary school children to spell a selection of words containing silent consonants. Subjects, 360 second, third, and fourth grade students divided into three spelling ability groups, were given 20…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Consonants, Educational Research
