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A Mozart is not a Pavarotti: singers outperform instrumentalists on foreign accent imitation
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015 Recent findings have shown that people with higher musical aptitude were also better in oral language imitation tasks. However, whether singing capacity and instrument playing contribute differently to the imitation of speech has been ignored so far ...
Markus eChristiner +2 more
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Grade standards in GCSE modern foreign languages [PDF]
, 2008 The present examination system is not based on an aptitude-based conception of comparability and its adoption would create a major threat to public confidence in students’ results.
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Zur Bedeutung von Unterrichtsqualität für die naturwissenschaftliche Kompetenz von Grundschulkindern. Ein Fokus auf Kinder mit ungünstigen Lernvoraussetzungen [PDF]
, 2016 Research on classroom instruction has consistently identified characteristics that contribute to student learning. For instance, these include structural-organizational aspects (e.g., classroom management) and affective aspects (e.g., classroom social ...
Büttner, Gerhard +5 more
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British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Background & Aims The present two studies investigated the role of spatial cognition in statistics anxiety. The hypothesis that spatial representations and/or visuospatial skills are related to the acquisition of statistics abilities which, when lacking or unused, generate statistics anxiety is examined.
Rose‐Marie Gibeau +10 more
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Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 2016 The chapter sheds light on new conceptualizations of foreign language aptitude by emphasizing the role of working memory (WM). It is organised into 3 sections.
Beata Grymska
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Arabiyat, 2017 This study aimed at investigating students’ beliefs about Arabic language learning across cultural background differences. The study used a questionnaire of Horwitz’s Beliefs about Language Learning (BALLI).
Nurul Wahdah, Moh. Ainin, M. Abdul Hamid
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Three shades of self‐regulation with unique complex dynamics, drivers and targets for intervention
British 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
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Cognitively Complex Tasks and Individual Differences: Two Influential Factors in Iranian EFL Learners’ Written Text Quality [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2019 Robinson’s Cognition Hypothesis and Skehan’s Limited Attentional Capacity Model provide the major impetus for this study. The present article reports the findings of a between-subject factorial experimental research study which explored 1) the effects of
Farahman Farrokhi, Simin Sattarpour
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The interplay of mindsets, aptitude, grit, and language achievement: What role does gender play?
Studies in Second Language AcquisitionThe study aimed to examine the interrelationships between growth mindset, L2 aptitude, L2 grit, and L2 achievement, while also exploring the moderating role of gender in these interactions. A sample of 236 English-major students participated in the study
Y. Teimouri +2 more
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Declarative and Procedural Memory as Individual Differences in Second Language Aptitude
Language Aptitude, 2018 Domain-general approaches to second language acquisition (SLA) have considered how individual differences in cognitive abilities contribute to foreign language aptitude. Here, we specifically consider the role of two, long-term, cognitive memory systems,
Joshua Buffington, K. Morgan‐Short
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