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Worked examples, cognitive aptitudes and the self‐explanation mechanism – A replication

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Self‐explaining is an engagement activity that supports learners' active use of instructional scaffolds such as worked examples. Self‐explanation quality is assumed to mediate the worked example effect on learning outcomes. However, prior investigations have relied on analytical approaches limited in scope and quality or have ...
Sarah Bichler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aptitude measures in SLA

open access: yes, 2018
The present study examines a US Department of Defense (DOD) foreign language program using linear and logistic regression to model foreign language proficiency growth over three time intervals.
Thomas Wagener
core   +1 more source

Three shades of self‐regulation with unique complex dynamics, drivers and targets for intervention

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Self‐regulated learning (SRL) is an active process involving multiple interacting components that evolve over time, exhibiting characteristics of complex systems such as non‐linearity, emergent behaviour, self‐organization, and hierarchy. These interactions unfold at different temporal levels, each warranting a dedicated lens to capture their ...
Sonsoles López‐Pernas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychometric properties of an aptitude test administered to Sri Lankan first-year medical students

open access: yes
Introduction: Selection for basic medical training is highly contextual. The use of cognitive aptitude tests, which commonly supplement measures of prior academic achievement in the selection process of medical schools internationally, is rarely reported
Madawa Chandratilake   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Thinking and looking produce distinct patterns of gaze aversion during a structured social interaction

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Systematic differences in eye gaze patterns emerge when attention is directed externally versus internally in non‐social contexts. Here we asked whether these differences also apply to structured social interactions. Gaze aversion during conversations may occur because conversation partners are referencing an object in their environment (an ...
Manlu Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilingual acquisition during school years: predictors of achievement in the societal and heritage language

open access: yesFrontiers in Language Sciences
There are vast individual differences in heritage bilinguals' linguistic skills. It is not clear, however, to what extent this variation can be attributed to experience, cognitive ability or motivation.
Magdalena Grose-Hodge   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Lead Userness: Development and Validation of a Hierarchical Scale

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 944-962, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Lead user theory has gained traction in both academia and practice, given that involving lead users (LUs) can yield more innovative and commercially successful products. Yet, measurement inconsistencies have hindered consensus on how to reliably assess lead userness.
Moritz Paulus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aptitude complexes: Expanding our view of language aptitude

open access: yesThe Modern Language Journal
Abstract In second language (L2) research, aptitude is typically viewed as a multicomponential, cognitive construct. Yet we know that L2 learning is influenced by multiple learner individual differences (IDs) besides cognitive abilities and that these IDs interact.
Lani Freeborn   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Extreme site fidelity in long‐distance migratory shorebirds in Australia and potential implications for conservation

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Site fidelity is the tendency for animals to repeatedly return to the same locations, either within or between years. Site fidelity enables animals to utilize knowledge of previously visited locations, including assessments of seasonal variations in health and mortality risks (e.g., predation), resource availability, and social benefits such ...
Tobias A. Ross   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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