Basic Skills Resource Center: The Effects of Learning Strategies; Training on the Development of Skills in English as a Second Language

Abstract

This project was designed as part of the Basic Skills Resource Center component to identify effects of training in the use of learning strategies on the development of English-as-a-Second-Language skills. High school students from mixed foreign language backgrounds were randomly assigned to one of two strategy treatment groups, or to a control group. Training in a natural teaching environment was presented for one hour daily over an eight day period in three language tasks: vocabulary, listening, and speaking. Results from the training are thoroughly discussed, as are implications for classroom instruction and future research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160293

Entities

People

  • A. U. Chamot
  • G. Stewner-manzanares
  • J. M. O'malley
  • L. Kupper
  • R. P. Russo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Applied Psychology
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Foreign Languages
  • Geography
  • Instructors
  • Language
  • Linguistics
  • Materials
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.