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Researching TESOL Professionalism: A Practitioner‐Led Agenda for Reimagining Pedagogy and Policy
Abstract This article interrogates the fragmentation of professionalism in TESOL, focusing on how practitioner knowledge, pedagogical aims, and research legitimacy are shaped under global market pressures. Drawing on collaborative inquiry through the London TESOL Research Forum (LTRF), a network of teacher educators and researchers from more than 15 ...
London TESOL Research Forum
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Development of Intercultural Communicative Competence in an English‐Medium University in Japan
Abstract Policymakers in Japan have high expectations for English‐medium instruction (EMI) as an effective educational model for developing global human resources. EMI is expected to promote students' English proficiency, content knowledge, and intercultural skills. However, longitudinal studies measuring the actual results of EMI are scarce.
Naoko Taguchi
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Abstract Process information collected from educational games can illuminate how students approach interactive tasks, complementing assessment outcomes routinely examined in evaluation studies. However, the two sources of information are historically analyzed and interpreted separately, and diagnostic process information is often underused.
Tianying Feng, Li Cai
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A Topic Testlet Model for Calibrating Testlet Constructed Responses
Abstract Constructed responses (CRs) within testlets are widely used to assess complex skills but can pose calibration challenges due to local item dependence. A few current testlet models incorporate testlet‐specific effects to address local dependence but struggle with interpreting these effects and may not fully capture the complexities of CR items ...
Jiawei Xiong +8 more
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Corruption: Democracy, Autocracy, and Political Stability [PDF]
The recent empirical literature on corruption has identified a long list of variables that correlate significantly with corruption but only five were distinguished by Leamer’s Extreme Bounds Analysis as robust to various samples, measures of corruption ...
Hans J. Czap, Kanybek Nur-tegin
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A Group Fit Statistic for the Multilevel Item Response Model
Abstract Aberrant behaviors among test‐takers in large‐scale assessments are often more prevalent within specific groups or testing sites. While various techniques have been developed to detect individual‐level test‐takers' aberrant behaviors, research in detecting those behaviors at the group level is rare. We propose a group fit statistic lz2$ l_{z2}$
Yishan Ding, Ji Seung Yang, Youngjin Han
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Improving Ability Estimation Accuracy for Automated Item Generated Forms under Multistage Testing
Abstract The emergence of automated item generation (AIG) techniques has intensified discussions around their application in assessment development. Some testing companies have already begun developing software to construct exams using AIG. However, the current literature offers limited insights into the characteristics of items generated through AIG ...
Stella Y. Kim, Won‐Chan Lee
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Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness and mobility loss. It has a profound physical, emotional and social impact on patients and caregivers, requiring comprehensive medical and supportive care.
Amin Mehrabian +9 more
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Epithelial redox stress programs macrophage immunometabolism through a ZNF24-MIF-NF-κB pathway in chronic nonbacterial prostatitis. [PDF]
Zhang F +6 more
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