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Fontanini, Ingrid; Tomitch, Leda Maria Braga – International Journal of English Studies, 2009
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between working memory capacity and L2 reading comprehension of both linear texts and hypertexts. Three different instruments were used to measure comprehension (recall, comprehension questions and perception of contradictions) and the Reading Span Test (Daneman & Carpenter, 1980) was…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
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Malloy, Jacquelynn A., Comp.; Botza, Stergios, Comp. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2005
This is a compilation of reports on international literacy research. The report includes 3 separate reports on France, United Kingdom and Brazil. In the first report, research correspondent Jacques Fijalkow presents research into variations of reading motivation related to students' socioeconomic status (SES), age, and gender. Three of these…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Reading Motivation, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers