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ERIC Number: EJ332973
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Learning to Spell: Three Studies at the University Level.
Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis
Research in the Teaching of English, v20 n2 p160-73 May 1986
Describes three experiments exploring the learning of new words by university students. Among the findings are (1) students can learn word spellings while reading them in context, and (2) instructions to learn words and additional representations of a word facilitate learning. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Context Clues, Educational Research, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Spelling, Vocabulary Development, Word Study Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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