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Examining the LLAMA aptitude tests
Journal of the European Second Language Association, 2017 This study assesses the reliability1 of the LLAMA aptitude tests (Meara, 2005). The LLAMA tests were designed as shorter, free, language-neutral tests loosely based on the MLAT tests (Carroll & Sapon, 1959).
Vivienne Rogers
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Psychological proximity improves reasoning in academic aptitude tests [PDF]
npj Science of Learning, 2023 Performance on standardized academic aptitude tests (AAT) can determine important life outcomes. However, it is not clear whether and which aspects of the content of test questions affect performance.
Britt Hadar +4 more
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Virtual Reality and Gamification for Assessing Technical Aptitude, Cognitive Abilities, and Personality Characteristics in Surgical Residency Selection: Validation Study [PDF]
JMIR Medical EducationBackgroundAssessment of technical aptitude, cognitive abilities, and personality characteristics is important in selecting candidates for surgical training.
Noa Gazit, Gilad Ben-Gal, Ron Eliashar
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Second language pragmatics aptitude
Cogent Arts and Humanities, 2022 The present study aimed at investigating whether language pragmatics aptitude is a separate component of the construct of language aptitude distinct from the already conceived components.
Susanne Reiterer
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Performance of Large Language Models on Cognitive Aptitude Testing: A Multi-Run Evaluation on the German Medical School Admission Test (TMS) [PDF]
European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and EducationBackground and Objectives: Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated high performance on knowledge-based medical examinations but their capabilities on cognitive aptitude tests emphasizing reasoning and abstraction remain underexplored. The Test for
Henrik Stelling +3 more
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Closed-field Auditory Spatial Perception and Its Relationship to Musical Aptitude
Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association, 2023 Introduction: Musical aptitude is the innate ability of an individual to understand, appreciate, improvise, and have a good sense of pitch and rhythm, even without undergoing formal musical training.
Sushmitha Upadhya +3 more
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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2023 Background People who were previously hospitalised with stroke may have difficulty operating a motor vehicle, and their driving aptitude needs to be evaluated to prevent traffic accidents in today’s car-based society.
Genta Tabuchi +8 more
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Interpreter training: Devising a model for aptitude testing for simultaneous interpreters
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, 2021 The proper selection and training of simultaneous interpreting candidates would ensure that they meet all essential requirements and are fully prepared to face any professional assignment they might encounter.
Gambrell, Simoné , Lesch, Harold M.
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EUROSLA Yearbook, 2016 Meara (2005) developed the LLAMA tests as a free, language-neutral, user-friendly suite of aptitude tests incorporating four separate elements: vocabulary learning (LLAMA_B), phonetic (implicit) memory (LLAMA_D), sound-symbol correspondence (LLAMA_E) and grammatical inferencing (LLAMA_F) based on the standardised
Vivienne E. Rogers +6 more
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Musica Docta, 2020 This article provides a general overview on the theme of ‘musical aptitude’ and ‘musical aptitude test’, with a focus on the research of American music teacher and psychologist Edwin Gordon (1927-2015). After a quick look at the debate on the origins of '
Riccardo Nardozzi
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