Diane L August
Biographic Data
| ID | 5972445 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diane L August |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diane L |
| FAMILY NAME | August |
| SIGNATURE | AUGUST D L |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effects of Peer Tutoring on the Second Language Acquisition of Mexican American Children in Elementary School
The purpose of the two classroom experiments reported in this article was to examine the effects of a peer-tutoring intervention on the second language acquisition of elementary school children. English acquisition by limited English-speaking Mexican American children was measured in the first experiment, and Spanish acquisition by limited Spanish-speaking Mexican American children was measured in the second experiment. A matched-pairs experiment…
Comparison of Comprehension Monitoring of Skilled and Less Skilled Readers
THE PURPOSE of this study was to gain a better understanding of the differences in comprehension and comprehension monitoring in reading between skilled and less skilled readers. Sixteen fifth-grade students of each type, matched on intelligence, were given five stories to read on a microcomputer screen. Three of the stories made little sense because a page of the story was purposefully omitted to make the story inconsistent. The skilled readers …
Comparison of Comprehension Monitoring of Skilled and Less Skilled Readers
THE PURPOSE of this study was to gain a better understanding of the differences in comprehension and comprehension monitoring in reading between skilled and less skilled readers. Sixteen fifth-grade students of each type, matched on intelligence, were given five stories to read on a microcomputer screen. Three of the stories made little sense because a page of the story was purposefully omitted to make the story inconsistent. The skilled readers …
Comparison of Comprehension Monitoring of Skilled and Less Skilled Readers
THE PURPOSE of this study was to gain a better understanding of the differences in comprehension and comprehension monitoring in reading between skilled and less skilled readers. Sixteen fifth-grade students of each type, matched on intelligence, were given five stories to read on a microcomputer screen. Three of the stories made little sense because a page of the story was purposefully omitted to make the story inconsistent. The skilled readers …
Effects of Peer Tutoring on the Second Language Acquisition of Mexican American Children in Elementary School
The purpose of the two classroom experiments reported in this article was to examine the effects of a peer-tutoring intervention on the second language acquisition of elementary school children. English acquisition by limited English-speaking Mexican American children was measured in the first experiment, and Spanish acquisition by limited Spanish-speaking Mexican American children was measured in the second experiment. A matched-pairs experiment…
Linguistics (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Comprehension (1 work) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (1 work) · Multilingual Education and Policy (1 work) · Pedagogy (1 work) · Peer tutor (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Reading (process) (1 work)