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Knowles, Kolb, & Google: Prior Learning Assessment as a Model for 21st-Century Learning

, 2018
For adult students who have committed anew to completing a four-year bachelor’s degree, prior learning assessment (PLA) can be a surprising bonus that affirms their previous life experiences, shortens the degree completion pathway, and ultimately lowers ...
Casey, Rae, Harrop, Jennie A., Shelton, Michelle E.   +2 more
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Assessing context-based learning: Not only rigorous but also relevant [PDF]

, 2008
Economic factors are driving significant change in higher education. There is increasing responsiveness to market demand for vocational courses and a growing appreciation of the importance of procedural (tacit) knowledge to service the needs of the ...
Williams, Peter
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Clustering Algorithm Reveals Dopamine‐Motor Mismatch in Cognitively Preserved Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the relationship between dopaminergic denervation and motor impairment in two de novo Parkinson's disease (PD) cohorts. Methods n = 249 PD patients from Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) and n = 84 from an external clinical cohort.
Rachele Malito, Chiara Meneghini, Alice Galli, Luca Gallo, Pierfrancesco Mitrotti, Paola Dimartino, Marianna Inglese, Cinzia Zatti, Alessandro Lupini, Andrea Pilotto, Alessandro Padovani, Micol Avenali, Enza Maria Valente, Cristina Tassorelli, Silvia P. Caminiti   +14 more
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Formative assessment for knowledge cultivation in university EFL classrooms: a systematic review from higher education

Language Testing in Asia
Formative assessment has become a concern in language testing and applied linguistics, yet conceptual and empirical gaps remain regarding its enactment in EFL higher education. Hence, this review addresses these gaps by synthesizing empirical evidence on
Nhat Quang Nguyen, Linh Phuong Nguyen
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Assessment as Learning (AaL)-oriented IPAS student worksheet to enhance the critical thinking skills of fourth-grade elementary school students

Primary: Jurnal Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar
The research objective is to develop a science and social science student worksheet (LKPD IPAS) oriented toward Assessment as Learning (AaL) to enhance the critical thinking skills of fourth-grade elementary school students. This study employs a Research
Dhea Ovita, Pramudiyanti, Ryzal Perdana, Fatkhur Rohman   +3 more
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L’ENSEIGNEMENT DU ROUMAIN- LANGUE ETRANGERE. L’EXPRESSION ET LA COMPREHENSION ORALES

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Philologia, 2019
Romanian as a Foreign Language: the Teaching of Listening Comprehension and Oral Expression. This paper focuses on two important theoretical aspects of teaching Romanian as a foreign language: oral expression and comprehension, the teaching of which ...
Adriana SFERLE
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Brainstem and Cerebellar Volume Loss and Associated Clinical Features in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative ‘tauopathy’ with predominating pathology in the basal ganglia and midbrain. Caudal tau spread frequently implicates the cerebellum; however, the pattern of atrophy remains equivocal.
Chloe Spiegel, Timothy P. Siejka, Cassandra Marotta, Josh J. Y. Lee, Kelly Bertram, Terence J. O'Brien, Meng Law, Lucy Vivash, Ian H. Harding   +8 more
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Exploring self-assessment in EFL academic writing: a study of undergraduate Saudi students utilizing a rubric

Language Testing in Asia
This study investigates the self-assessment practices of 20 undergraduate Saudi students using a detailed rubric in an English writing course. At the core of the research is an exploration of students’ perceptions, attitudes, and experiences with self ...
Eman Al-Nafjan, Sajjadllah Alhawsawi, Abdulrahman Nasser Abu Dujayn   +2 more
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Living up to our students’ expectations – using student voice to influence the way academics think about their undergraduates learning and their own teaching [PDF]

, 2014
Understanding the student learning experience is essential if Higher Education Institutions (HEI) are to provide an education for the 21st century. This study investigated students’ perspectives on their learning experiences and offered undergraduates a ...
Cameron, Andrea J., Goodwin, Lorna J., Wharton, C. Yvette   +2 more
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CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang, Yujie Liu, Fei Li, Xuelin Li, Lanlan Li, Jie Zhang, Yali Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source