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Development, Suitability and Comprehensibility of a QR Code-Enabled Educational Package to Improve Self-Care Practices Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Multimethod Study in Iran. [PDF]

Health Expect
ABSTRACT Background Effective type 2 diabetes (T2DM) education must be culturally relevant and accessible to patients with varying literacy levels. In Iran, most materials lack locally tailored, multimedia‐enhanced guidance. Objective To develop a culturally tailored, QR code–enabled educational package for T2DM self‐care and perform a preliminary ...
Mohammadi S, Zakerkish M, Montazeri A, Bahrami Z, Araban M.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Labelling, Defining and Classifying the Active Ingredients in Oral Language Interventions for Children With or at Risk of Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. [PDF]

Int J Lang Commun Disord
ABSTRACT Background In recent years, there has been an increase in studies reporting on effective child language interventions for people with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder ((D)LD). However, the translation of this evidence into practice has been impeded by under‐specified intervention reporting, specifically on what the active ...
Frizelle P, Murphy D, Murphy L, Fletcher L, O'Leary N, Kerrisk N, Lyons I, Buckley A, Eadie P, Ebbels S, Ferk-Dornstauder M, Jessenitschnig J, Fricke S, Kelic M, Kunnari S, Leitão S, McKean C, McGregor K, Munro N, Murphy CA, Horne AOV.   +20 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

To understand or not to understand: This is the problem

The Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background/Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the level of readability of the informed consent used before colonoscopy in a university hospital by different methods, and to investigate related sociodemographic variables.
Makbule Neslişah Tan, Gizem Limnili, Ediz Yıldırım, Azize Dilek Güldal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Relatedness of Cloze-Elide Test, Multiple-Choice Cloze Test, and C-test as Measures of Reading Comprehension [PDF]

Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2014
Reading comprehension ability consists of multiple cognitive processes, and cloze tests have long been claimed to measure this ability as a whole. However, since the introduction of cloze test, different varieties of it have been proposed by the testers.
Simin Sattarpour, Parviz Ajideh
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PENINGKATAN KETRAMPILAN MENULIS TEKS NARRATIVE BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI PENERAPAN TEKNIK CLOZE PROCEDURE SISWA KELAS XII-IA 1 SMA NEGERI 3 PUTRA BANGSA, ACEH UTARA

Getsempena English Education Journal, 2014
Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya kemampuan siswa kelas XII-IPA1 SMA Negeri 3 Putra Bangsa dalam menulis teks bahasa Inggris. Teknik yang dipilih dalam penelitian tindakan kelas ini adalah Cloze Procedure.
Erlinawati
doaj   +1 more source

Empirical Verification of the Polish Formula of Text Difficulty

Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives, 2015
Empirical Verification of the Polish Formula of Text Difficulty The aim of the study was to verify the accuracy of the formula for assessing the difficulty of texts written in Polish (Pisarek 1969).
Edyta Charzyńska, Łukasz Jerzy Dębowski   +1 more
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Using readability, comprehensibility and lexical coverage to evaluate the suitability of an introductory accountancy textbook to its readership

Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2016
At universities, textbooks are still a primary source of course content. However, this can only be efficacious if the intended readers are able to comprehend the content of the textbooks adequately.
Wissing, Gerrit-Jan , Blignaut, A Seugnet , van den Berg, Karien   +2 more
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Metalinguistic Awareness in the EFL Classroom and Beyond: Exploring the Potential of Translation Tasks

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Current trends encouraging a move away from monolingual teaching have sparked a renewed interest in the role of translation in language instruction. Yet, there are few theoretically and empirically grounded proposals regarding specific uses of translation in the language classroom.
Monika Bader, Sandra L. Halverson, Christine Möller‐Omrani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting Known Sentences: Neural Basis of Proverb Reading Using Non-parametric Statistical Testing and Mixed-Effects Models

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2019
Predictions of future events play an important role in daily activities, such as visual search, listening, or reading. They allow us to plan future actions and to anticipate their outcomes.
Bruno Bianchi, Bruno Bianchi, Diego E. Shalom, Juan E. Kamienkowski, Juan E. Kamienkowski   +4 more
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The CLOZE Procedure and the Learning of Programming [PDF]

The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review, 2006
Many students find great difficulty with the learning of programming. This paper discusses some of those difficulties and ways in which the cognitive load that students experience can be reduced. One way of reducing the load is to make use of the cloze method that is used in English comprehension testing. When used with the learning of programming, the
openaire   +1 more source