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Cozijn, Reinier; Noordman, Leo G. M.; Vonk, Wietske – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The issue addressed in this study is whether propositional integration and world-knowledge inference can be distinguished as separate processes during the comprehension of Dutch "omdat" (because) sentences. "Propositional integration" refers to the process by which the reader establishes the type of relation between two clauses…
Descriptors: Sentences, Sentence Structure, Indo European Languages, Word Order
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Peetsma, Thea; van der Veen, Ineke; Koopman, Pjotr; van Schooten, Erik – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2006
The proportion of low-achieving children in a class can affect the progress of individual pupils in that class. Having a large proportion of low achievers in a class could slow down growth in cognitive achievement but, might also boost such growth, due to the effects of specialist teaching geared to low achievers' needs. In a longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Low Achievement, Cognitive Development, Longitudinal Studies