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Idiom Understanding in Youth: Further Examination of Familiarity and Transparency.
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Nippold, Marilyn A.; Taylor, Catherine L. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1995
Elementary and secondary students (N=150) were given a forced-choice task of idiom understanding. Performance on tasks steadily improved with age, and idioms with higher familiarity and transparency were easier for students to understand. Results support the language experience model of figurative language development and the hypothesis that…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Elementary Secondary Education, Familiarity
Proverb Comprehension in Youth: The Role of Concreteness and Familiarity.
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Nippold, Marilyn A.; Haq, Faridah Serajul – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1996
Evaluation of the role of concreteness and familiarity in the development of proverb comprehension in 180 students in grades 5, 8, and 11 found that both concreteness and familiarity as well as student age, influenced comprehension. Results support the "metasemantic" and the "language experience" hypotheses of language comprehension development.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Developmental Stages, Difficulty Level
The Effect of Economic Knowledge on Public Opinion of Economic Issues.
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Walstad, William B. – Journal of Economic Education, 1997
Presents the results of a study suggesting that economic knowledge, whether measured by a general score or knowledge of a particular issue, is the most consistent and influential factor affecting public opinion. Surveyed a broad range of participants concerning five complex issues of economic policy. Includes questions, tables, and statistics.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Economic Research