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The German Auditory and Image (GAudI) vocabulary test: A new German receptive vocabulary test and its relationships to other tests measuring linguistic experience.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Humans acquire word knowledge through producing and comprehending spoken and written language. Word learning continues into adulthood and knowledge accumulates across the lifespan. Therefore, receptive vocabulary size is often conceived of as a proxy for
Sandra Bethke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Teaching Vocabulary On Concrete Noun Through Crossword Puzzle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The purpose of this research is to find out the level of the effectiveness of using crossword puzzle to enrich the vocabulary of Year-8 students of “SMPN 16 Pontianak” in Academic Year 2014/2015. This research was a pre-experimental study. The sample was
Rahmayanti, R. (Ririn)   +2 more
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Potential of a digital parenting app to support parents of toddlers: Relations between the intensity of app use, language‐related parental self‐efficacy and the home literacy environment

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The home literacy environment (HLE) has a considerable influence on children's language development. How parents perceive their own parenting abilities (e.g., how well they encourage their children's language development) is particularly important when it comes to guiding their children appropriately through different stages of development ...
Luisa Prokupek   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring personality traits and mental toughness in early career teachers in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While some teachers thrive, in similar circumstances other teachers encounter considerable difficulties. This is particularly concerning in England, where high numbers of teachers with five or fewer years' experience leave the profession to take another job outside of teaching, and pupil numbers are outpacing teacher numbers (Bryan & Price ...
Joanne E. Taberner, Sarah MacQuarrie
wiley   +1 more source

The contribution of vocabulary breadth and depth to narrative writing ability: A partial least squares structural equation modelling approach

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Despite the well-established role of lexis in proficiency in the four skills, a great deal of research has focused on the importance of vocabulary breadth and depth in reading.
Abdelaziz Agrram   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Studies based on the Earley and Wolffer social studies vocabulary tests for grades IV, V, and VI. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1953
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston ...
Chambers, J Richard   +9 more
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‘Fish in simulated water’? A Bourdieusian analysis of Chinese doctoral students' learning experiences in Southeast Asian developing countries

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract International student mobility (ISM) has historically followed a pattern of movement from developing regions to developed countries. However, in recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of Chinese students pursuing doctoral studies in Southeast Asian developing countries, an area that has received relatively little ...
Yueyang Zheng   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of comic strip media on vocabulary size At the eleventh-year students of SMAN 1 Hanau [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This research aims to measure the effect of comic strips media on vocabulary size gained by the eleventh-year students of SMAN 1 Hanau. The type of study was quasi-experimental especially non-randomized control group, pre-test post-test design and it ...
Della Novianti, Ridha
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A systematic review of second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This systematic review synthesises empirical evidence on second language (L2) student writers' metacognitive experiences (MEs) across different classroom‐based L2 learning contexts in peer‐reviewed academic journals. A comprehensive search of six databases (Scopus, APA PsycINFO, British Education Index, ERIC subscription, Education Source and ...
Zhe Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Enhanced Reading Opportunities Study: Early Impact and Implementation Findings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This report presents early findings from a demonstration and random assignment evaluation of two supplemental literacy programs that aim to improve the reading comprehension skills and school performance of struggling ninth-grade readers. On average, the
Elizabeth Nelson   +5 more
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