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We ought to discuss the social construction of cadavers: Here's why and how

open access: yes
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Fatima Ehsan, Susan Lamb
wiley   +1 more source

Auditory Sensitivity in Autism: A Systematic Review of Mismatch Negativity and Mismatch Field Responses

open access: yesAutism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Auditory mismatch responses—mismatch negativity (MMN) and mismatch fields (MMF)—are well established electrophysiological markers of automatic auditory discrimination supported by short‐term sensory memory. These responses, typically elicited using passive oddball paradigms, are increasingly used to investigate sensory and language processing ...
Sara Cacciato‐Salcedo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The lexical profile of forestry academic texts: What does it take to understand a specialized discipline?

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Vocabulary is essential for comprehension, especially in specialized disciplines. However, the research on the lexical features of forestry remains underexplored.
Guihua Luo, Jiamiao Song, Jingjing Wu
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension among Japanese EFL Learners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper explores the correlation between reader performance on a standardized reading exam, which was gauged using scores from the reading section of the TOEFL ITP and the GTEC, and vocabulary size, which was measured by administering the bilingual ...
Daniel Ball, Daniel Buller
core   +1 more source

Chlorella vulgaris biorefineries: sustainable biofuels and high‐value carbon capture

open access: yesBiofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Global reliance on fossil fuels has created urgent economic and environmental challenges, yet large‐scale use of algal biomass remains limited by production costs. Industrial scaling is constrained by inefficient harvesting and the technical challenges of processing recalcitrant cell walls.
Sandyelle Ferreira Alcântara Araújo   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Academic Language in K-12: What Is It, How Is It Learned, and How Can We Measure It?

open access: yesBC TEAL Journal, 2016
Using Beck, McKeown and Kucan’s (2002) three-tiered model as a general framework for vocabulary, this article sheds light on the construct of academic vocabulary and how it might be measured.
Hetty Roessingh
doaj  

Free Productive Ability and Lexical Text Analysis to Improve Student Writing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The classroom is often an arena of Controlled Productive Ability. Within this system, the teacher issues communiques and makes deposits which the students patiently receive, memorize, and repeat.
Deadman, Mark
core  

Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Learning academic vocabulary with digital flashcards: Comparing the outcomes from computers and smartphones

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open
This study systematically evaluates the comparative efficacy of digital flashcards on mobile and computer platforms versus traditional paper-based flashcards in augmenting academic vocabulary knowledge development among Iranian undergraduate university ...
Zahra Zarrati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

International student agency in academic self‐formation: Mobility as agency situated within knowledge structures

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
wiley   +1 more source

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