The effects of multicultural links on reading and writing performance and cultural awareness of fourth and fifth graders

Moore-Hart, Margaret A.

doi:10.1016/0747-5632(95)80006-t

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“…[10]) supports cooperative learning as an effective approach for including students with learning difficulties in classroom group work and promoting peer acceptance. However, some researchers (e.g.Andersen, Nelson, Fox, and Gruber, 1988; Rivera, Gillam, Goodwin, and Smith, 1996; Slavin, Madden, and Leavey, 1984 cited in [1]) caution teachers to integrate direct instruction and cooperative learning. Thus, in cooperative learning groups with proper instruction and preparation (i.e., previous direct instruction on skills), students with writing disabilities can benefit from peer interactions to learn writing skills and concepts.…”

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The Effect of Cooperative Learning Activities on Writing Skills of Iranian EFL Learners

Ahangari¹,

Samadian²

2014

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Recent trends in second and foreign language pedagogy reflect a shift of focus from traditional teacher-dominated classes to more learner-centered contexts. Cooperative learning as opposed to individualistic and competitive learning, has been proclaimed as an effective and fruitful teaching method to improve the learner's linguistic, social and communicative competence. Cooperative learning requires learners to work together in groups to achieve a common goal and have the same measure of success. Maximizing the opportunities for student-student interaction with meaningful input and output in a supportive environment, cooperative learning has been confirmed as a desirable method for teaching all language elements. This study has investigated the impact of cooperative learning through Learning Together Model, proposed by Johnson and Johnson in 1987, on the writing skills of Iranian EFL learners. Thirty learners who were selected based on their English proficiency scores participated in this study. They were divided into two groups of experimental and control that took a pre-test and post-test in writing. The results of comparing their pre-test with their post-test scores indicated statistically significant differences between the control and experimental groups on the dependent variable and lent empirical support to the language teachers using cooperative learning as their teaching system. Some pedagogical implications can be offered as the results of the study. Language teachers by using cooperative learning techniques can create an enjoyable class of maximized participation and outcome. EFL learners in a cooperative learning environment, explore the language knowledge that they want to master.

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Section: Cooperative Writingmentioning

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The Effect of Cooperative Learning Activities on Writing Skills of Iranian EFL Learners

Ahangari¹,

Samadian²

2014

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“…that are invisibly associated with the document. [26] * Links to relevant background information to help readers understand complex content that may be outside their field of expertise. [27] * Links to provocative information that is complementary in nature to stimulate creative reflection in targeted areas beyond the text.…”

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Enhancing Paper Documents with Direct Access to Multimedia for More Intelligent Support of Reading

Kanev

Orr

2006

2006 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

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This paper presents a briefoverview ofrecent technologies that connect multimedia to paper and then identifies features andfunctionalities desirable for the support ofreading. An innovative Cluster Pattern Interface (CL USPIi) is described, along with its potentialfor addressing the specific needs ofreaders ofpaper documents. We argue that by identifying andproperly addressing the specific information needs ofreaders ofpaper documents based on reader requirements found in research literature, advanced levels ofsupport can be accomplished with innovative technological achievements, which can provide a more intelligent way to improve a reader's engagement with paper text.

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“…To date research on these topics has been conducted almost exclusively in Western contexts where there is, for example, a significant research agenda examining the effects of electronic environments on various forms of creative activity such as idea generation, problem solving, expressive writing and artistic production (e.g. Wertheimer, 1985;Christensen 1988;Christensen and Tennyson 1989;Moore-Hart 1995;Klein et al 2003;Klein and Dologite 2000;Yang 2003;DeRosa in press;Delfino in press). In addition, software and hardware development have been seen as creative undertakings; digital media are increasingly being integrated into artistic production and performance, leading to new genres; while on a more macro level whole new creative and content industries are emerging at least some of which may have genuine claims to influencing the economic dynamics of creativity.…”

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Towards a creativity research agenda in information ethics

Johnstone¹

2007

irie

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The value for human wellbeing and social development of information and its associated tools and technolo-gies is no longer controversial. While still less well-endowed than other regions, Africa has growing numbers of print and electronic journals, funding programmes, and researcher and practitioner networks concerned with the generation and use of information in multiple domains. Most of this activity focuses on information as a knowledge resource, providing the factual basis for policy and intervention. By contrast more creative applications of information – as the basis for new ideas whether or not they turn out to be factual – has been almost entirely ignored. Being able to generate and develop new ideas is, however, an equally important and arguably a prior capability, but until recently one that has been little understood. Recent advances in cogni-tive science and creativity research are changing this, however, and it is now possible to see how a rich research agenda can be developed concerned with the role of information and information and communica-tion technology (ICT) as creative resources.

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The effects of multicultural links on reading and writing performance and cultural awareness of fourth and fifth graders

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

The Effect of Cooperative Learning Activities on Writing Skills of Iranian EFL Learners

The Effect of Cooperative Learning Activities on Writing Skills of Iranian EFL Learners

Enhancing Paper Documents with Direct Access to Multimedia for More Intelligent Support of Reading

Towards a creativity research agenda in information ethics

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