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Mergler, Nancy L.; And Others – 1983
Contradictory previous research results showing that (1) language knowledge does not decrease with age; and (2) age differences exist in semantic strategies for memory recall provide the impetus for a study of semantic priming in young adults (mean age = 20) and older adults (mean age = 70) by providing target and prime words with six different…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Knowledge Level, Language Processing
Download full textCraig, Helen B.; Gordon, Harold W. – 1989
This paper explores the preliminary results of an ongoing 3-year study of cognitive function and cognitive education among hearing-impaired persons (n=200) and considers these results in the context of previous studies. Cognitive task performance among the deaf was below average for the verbal and sequential skills associated with the left…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Deafness
Alderton, David L.; And Others – 1982
Forced-choice items, investigating the performance of 80 undergraduates on verbal classification and verbal analogy, were sequentially presented, allowing independent estimates of the accuracy of four principle component processes: inference, application, recognition, and distraction. Within-task performance showed substantial individual variation…
Descriptors: Analogy, Classification, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education
Garfinkel, Alan; Prentice, Mary – 1985
Procedures are described for use in foreign language classes that tap the characteristics of gifted students. Each activity is directly associated with at least one of the cognitive characteristics attributed to the gifted, which are listed in the introductory section of the paper. The procedures include the following activities: conducting a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Ability, Curriculum Development
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The interest of the psychologist in bilingualism from its origins in the early 1900's to the present is traced. Bilingualism and intelligence are discussed as well as some recent studies on bilingualism and cognitive development. Several areas where psychologists may provide valuable insights into the process of becoming bilingual are discussed…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Psotka, Joseph; And Others – 1988
Methods and approaches used at the U.S. Army Research Institute to investigate intelligent computer-assisted foreign language instruction are discussed. The research described explores the use of hypertext and natural language processing for improving language training by articulating student knowledge structures and for providing, incidentally, a…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Ability, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computational Linguistics
