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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"explicit instruction"”.
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Task, mode and the effects of input-based explicit instruction
… since Long published his article entitled ""Does instruction make a difference?"" (1983). Since then, a number of studies have been published that provide evidence in favor of the positive effects of instruction and the limitations of those effects on different aspects of SLA. Experimental …
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Should problem solving precede explicit instruction when element interactivity is high?
… posits that a problem-solving phase prior to explicit instruction is more effective than explicit instruction followed by problem solving. However, Cognitive Load Theory makes the opposite prediction that explicit instruction followed by problem solving is more effective than a problem-solving …
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Flexibility of knowledge as a function of practice and explicit instruction
… with model-based knowledge through direct instruction. Also, providing model-based knowledge during practice resulted in a more flexible representation compared to providing it before or after practice. Pedagogical implications are discussed.
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The Effectiveness of Implicit and Explicit Instruction on German L2 Learners’ Pronunciation
… investigated the effectiveness of implicit and explicit instructional methods on second language (L2) learners’ grammatical accuracy. However, there is a scarcity of studies focused on the effects of the two teaching methods on L2 learners’ pronunciation. To fill this gap, the present thesis …
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Measuring teacher candidate self-efficacy using varied learning environments to implement explicit instruction
… self-efficacy and their implementation of explicit instruction. Through qualitative and quantitative investigation, this study helped better understand alternative technology learning environments and how they impacted pre-service educator performance on expected assignments in their …
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The Influence of Group Discussions and Explicit Instruction on the Acquisition and Transfer of Argumentative Knowledge
… tasks, after receiving different instructional treatments. These tasks included an interview, designed to elicit students' awareness of argumentation criteria, a persuasive composition, and a recall of an argumentative text. The findings reveal the complexity of learning and …
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Pre-primary teachers’ enacted understandings of explicit instruction of phonics and phonological awareness as evidenced in practice
… not teachers use the research-based practices of Explicit Instruction (EI) in lessons matters, since the salient features of EI design and delivery, backed by empirical research (Hattie, 2009), enable the transfer of new and difficult information from short- to long-term memory (Kirschner et al., …
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Explicit Instruction in United States History Textbooks Exercises: The Role of Exercises in Navigating and Critically Evaluating Textbooks
… historical accounts. Researchers recommend the explicit instruction in learning strategies to help students to navigate and critically evaluate textbooks. The limited amount of research into exercises suggests textbooks encourage a passive learning approach asking students to be recorders of …
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Growing phonological and morphological knowledge and improving spelling outcomes in Year 2 primary school children through Explicit Instruction and contextualised dictation
Using Explicit Instruction (EI) to teach spelling is controversial because teaching approaches vary considerably in the contemporary classroom. Teachers may privilege visual over linguistic strategies and include target words based around themes, rather than the phono-morphological structures of …
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The perception, production and the effect of explicit instruction in L2 English and Spanish vowels in foreign language (FL) adult learners
… Zevin, Bunta & Hernandez, 2011) and explicit phonetic classroom training can aid in the successful acquisition of L2 sounds in a FL context (Bradlow, 2018). This dissertation aims to answer this question: What is the perception and production link in the acquisition of vowels of an L2 …
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Implicit and explicit instruction: what type of knowledge is promoted? : An empirical study investigating the effects of processing instruction, metalinguistic rule instruction and textual enhancement
… a pedagogical intervention such as form-focused instruction in order to gain proficiency in the L2. Form-focused instruction varies in its levels of explicitness as it comprises implicit types of training such as input enhancement and more explicit interventions like processing instruction. The …
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A Quasi-Experimental Study on the Impact of Explicit Instruction of Science Text Structures on Eighth-Grade English Learners' and Non-English Learners' Content Learning and Reading Comprehension in Three Inclusive Science Classrooms
… study was to examine the impact of explicit instruction of science comparison and contrast macro text structures plus micro text structures on the content learning, sentence comprehension, and reading comprehension of eighth-grade English Learners (ELs) and non-English Learners …
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The Effect of Explicit Teaching of Comprehension Strategies on Reading Comprehension in Elementary School
This study investigated the effect of explicit teaching of comprehension strategies on the comprehension performance of elementary school students. Two schools with similar demographics, including a significant proportion of students at risk for reading failure, participated in the study. One …
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Acquisition of inverse scope by L1-Mandarin L2-English learners
… naturalistic exposure or different types of instruction, have been an important topic in second language research. Explicit instruction has been found to induce immediate and long-term learning effects in L2 learning (e.g. Norris & Ortega, 2000; Spada & Tomita, 2010). However, some …
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Effects of different learning environments on late primary school students’ Decision-making Competence in Socio-Scientific Issues
… post-test design with three learning conditions (Explicit instruction, Guided Discovery and Unguided Discovery) and whole-class interventions and aims to determine the most effective learning environment for primary school students to master decision-making skills in the context of …
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