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Pennington, Martha C. – System, 1996
Describes two orientations to the learning process: "transmission," transfer of information from source to receiver; and "interpretation," development of knowledge through the interaction of receiver with source. Transmission- or interpretation-based values are like a cognitive-affective filter because they form a cognitive and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Chinese Culture, Cognitive Development, Cultural Context

Pennington, Martha C.; And Others – Journal of Second Language Writing, 1996
Evaluated English-as-a-Second-Language student reactions to the innovation of process writing in three multiple-lesson units. Results illustrated the complex pattern of cause-and-effect relationships existing between teachers' and students' attitudes and behaviors in the context of an innovation and demonstrated how an innovation can be…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Change Strategies, Context Effect, English (Second Language)