Instructional Design Theories and Models is a thorough yet concise overview of eight of the
most comprehensive and best-known attempts to integrate knowledge about effective and …

Discusses 6 hypotheses developed to deal with output, auditory perception, specialized
linguistic mechanisms, conceptual development, learning strategies, and speed and …

The book from which these sections are excerpted (N. Chomsky, Rules and
Representations, Columbia University Press, 1980) is concerned with the prospects for …

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a bilingual environment—the juxtaposition
of two language systems learned simultaneously—enhances children's awareness of the …

First, it indicates that there has been a great deal of refinement in our awareness of what
occurs when language is acquired, whether as a first language in infancy or as a second …

As a genetic experiment of nature, Williams syndrome (WS) is expressed on multiple
biological levels. Ultimately, WS presents an unusual neurobehavioral profile, affording the …

Spontaneous full passives and related constructions from 234 children aged 2; 0 to 13; 11
and elicited passives from 262 college students were analysed. Full passives were …

Piaget's transformation of society's conception of childhood thought and intelligence is
described in 4 periods in the history of his research program, which spanned from the 1920s …

This article examines 32 important clinical and personality hypotheses of rational-emotive
therapy (RET) and other modes of cognitive-behavior therapy and lists a large number of …

The issue of how young children learn arithmetic has generated considerable research that
focuses upon the child as an active “meaning maker” in the process of learning …