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Laevers, Ferre; Buyse, Evelien; Willekens, Annemieke; Janssen, Tine – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
This research aims to develop instruments to assess language development in under-3s and the adult interventions that support it. After an extensive literature search, observations were conducted in 17 groups of children spread over two day-care centres. In total 42 children were observed during a 30-minute slot and 25 adults during a half day.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Acquisition, Toddlers, Intervention
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De Fraine, Bieke; Van Damme, Jan; Van Landeghem, Georges; Opdenakker, Marie-Christine; Onghena, Patrick – British Educational Research Journal, 2003
This study addresses the effects of secondary schools and classes on language achievement in Flanders, Belgium. The results of a three-level analysis (students within classes within schools) indicate that the group composition at the class level is very important. In classes with a high average initial cognitive ability or a large proportion of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Cognitive Ability, Elementary School Students