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Direct linkButler, Yuko Goto; Zeng, Wei – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2014
Despite the popularity of task-based language teaching (TBLT) in foreign language (FL) education at elementary school, it remains unclear how young learners' FL abilities can best be evaluated with tasks. The present study seeks to understand developmental differences in interactions among elementary-school students during task-based language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, FLES, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Boechler, Patricia M.; Foth, Dennis; Watchorn, Rebecca – Educational Gerontology, 2007
To determine the optimal uses of educational hypermedia for older adult learners, it is prudent to conduct research focusing on this particular participant group. However, the value of research findings, especially in cross-sectional studies, may depend on attentiveness towards the specific needs of older adults. Ignoring these needs may lead to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Hypermedia, Adult Students
Peer reviewedRuth, Jan-Erik; Birren, James E. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Young adults, middle-aged, and old persons (n=150) participated in a study of creativity and age. Results showed age differences in creativity to the disadvantage of the old. Reduced speed of information processing, lower level of complexity, and decreased willingness to risk original solutions by age are offered as explanations. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Creativity
Peer reviewedChletsos, Peter N.; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1989
This article presents evidence of the reliability and validity of a new paper-and-pencil test of proportional reasoning, Paper-and-Pencil Balance Beam Test. A Total of 627 individuals, aged 8-47, participated in the 3 studies discussed. Results support previous research which correlates performance on proportional reasoning problems with…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Formal Operations
