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Cumulative Testing for Learning Spoken Vocabulary

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Cumulative testing is known to improve vocabulary learning by integrating both new and previously introduced words in weekly quizzes. While evidence for its benefits is promising, prior research has primarily focused on the written mode of vocabulary, with target words studied, practiced, and tested in the visual mode only.
Ryo Maie, Takumi Uchihara
wiley   +1 more source

Communicative Drills: The Impact of Communicative Intent on Oral Proficiency

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This exploratory study investigated the role of communicative intent in second language (L2) oral practice by comparing communicative and meaningful drills. English language learners played a game designed to elicit repeated use of the second conditional.
Jonathan Serfaty
wiley   +1 more source

Incidental Acquisition of Multiword Expressions Through Repeated Viewing: Sequential Use of L1 and L2 Captions

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Repeated viewing is reportedly a common learning and pedagogical strategy among autonomous second language (L2) learners and language teachers. This experimental study examined the extent to which sequential captioning use facilitates the acquisition of multiword expressions (MWEs) through repeated viewing under incidental learning conditions.
Kenneth W. Y. Li, Yaxin Ni
wiley   +1 more source

Learner Engagement in L2 Vocabulary Learning through Communicative Tasks: Comparing Learner‐ and Teacher‐Generated Content

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined how task design, task motivation, and learner engagement influenced L2 vocabulary learning by comparing learner‐generated content (LGC) and teacher‐generated content (TGC) in a classroom setting. One hundred sixty‐three Japanese high school students from five intact classes were assigned to LGC, TGC, or a test‐only control ...
Gaia Oikawa, Takumi Uchihara
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the impact of cloud e-learning in higher education: An empirical investigation

open access: yesKnowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal
The motivation for conducting this study is to investigate the potential of Cloud e-learning to address the high-cost and high-complexity challenges of conventional learning methods for the upgraded learning processes in higher education.
Lillian-Yee-Kiaw Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Motivational Interventions on EFL Learners' Learning Effort and Achievement: An L2 Motivational Self System Perspective

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in the L2 motivational self system theory, this quasi‐experimental study investigated the impact of three motivational interventions on two outcome measures: L2 learning effort and L2 achievement. A total of 391 Chinese junior secondary students were assigned to four conditions: a control group receiving no motivational instruction ...
Xuejun Ye, Guangwei Hu
wiley   +1 more source

The Effectiveness of the Brain Out Chemistry Game as a Learning Media to Improve Students’ Learning Outcomes and Retention on the Periodic System of Elements Material

open access: yesPendipa
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas media permainan Brain Out Chemistry dalam meningkatkan kemampuan kognitif, aktivitas belajar, serta retensi hasil belajar peserta didik pada materi Sistem Periodik Unsur.
Widia Indah Puspita, Achmad Lutfi
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Distribution‐of‐Practice Effects on L2 Grammar Learning Among Older Adults

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the effects of practice distribution among older adult learners of L2 English, an understudied population in both second language acquisition and distributed practice research. Additionally, it considers the effects of proficiency and age.
Raquel Serrano, Anna Gawlikowicz
wiley   +1 more source

Participatory Research to Build Narrative Power: Results From Survey Research to Support Community Organizing for Health Justice and Equity

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points Community organizers addressing health issues use narrative strategy to shift public attitudes, build support for health‐affirming policies, and motivate collective action. Through a mixed methods research partnership with a power‐building organization, we evaluate how narrative power is leveraged to disrupt dominant ideas about the ...
YUSRA MURAD   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual patients versus standardized patients for improving clinical reasoning skills in ophthalmology residents. A randomized controlled trial

open access: yesBMC Medical Education
Background History taking and clinical reasoning are important skills that require knowledge, cognition and meta-cognition. It is important that a trainee must experience multiple encounters with different patients to practice these skills.
Tayyaba Gul Malik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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