Modularity and the facilitation effect: Psychological mechanisms of transfer in bilingual students

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 224-243

  MacSwan, Jeff ^a   Rolstad, Kellie ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Bilingual education; Bilingualism; Cognitive science; Common underlying proficiency (CUP) model; Interdependence hypothesis; Minority students; Psychological modularity; Selective impairment; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844415135     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986305275173     Document Type: Article

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