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Probability for epistemic modalities
, 2021 This paper develops an information-sensitive theory of the semantics and probability of conditionals and statements involving epistemic modals. The theory validates a number of principles linking probability and modality, including the principle that the probability of a conditional If A, then C equals the probability of C, updated with A.
Goldstein, Simon, Santorio, Paolo
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Active and passive explicit instruction in question‐formulating in higher education
The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract We investigated the impact of explicit instruction on students' question‐formulating skill using a quantitative pre–post design. Surveys were administered to 291 undergraduates from two colleges before and after a dedicated lesson on question formulation. Students' skills were assessed through performance tasks, evaluated with both Bloom's and
Irit Sasson, Sigal Tifferet
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Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos, 2015 This paper describes the use of perhaps, maybe and possibly in a cross- disciplinary corpus of academic and popularised scientific writing. It accounts for their higher frequency in popularised discourse by investigating their functions in detail.
Elsa Pic, Grégory Furmaniak
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The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Transnational guidelines on skills and competencies for lifelong learning, along with curriculum reforms to promote curriculum flexibility and autonomy in schools, are pressing teachers to be engaged in curriculum and pedagogical innovation focused on student‐centred approaches favourable to developing learner autonomy.
Thiago Freires +3 more
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Credence for Epistemic Discourse [PDF]
Many recent theories of epistemic discourse exploit an informational notion of consequence, i.e. a notion that defines entailment as preservation of support by an information state.
Santorio, Paolo
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On the Applicability of the Advocacy Coalition Framework for Analyzing EU Policy Processes
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Initially developed for the US context, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is increasingly used to analyze policy processes in the EU. But policymaking in EU differs from the US context, why the applicability of ACF in the EU context should be scrutinized.
Fredrik von Malmborg
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A large-scale comparison of human-written versus ChatGPT-generated essays. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 Herbold S +4 more
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Two Uummarmiutun modals – including a brief comparison with Utkuhikšalingmiutut cognates [PDF]
, 2017 The paper is concerned with the meaning of two modal postbases in Uummarmiutun, hungnaq ‘probably’ and ȓukȓau ‘should’. Uummarmiutun is an Inuktut dialect spoken in the Western Arctic.
Berthelin, Signe Rix
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Policy Spandrels: How Design Decisions Can Open Up Spaces for Unintended Policy Change
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second‐order effects that are unintentional from the perspective of policy design and yet are fraught with consequences. By analogy with architectural spandrels—leftover spaces that can be used for unforeseen purposes—policy change can be enabled
Martino Maggetti
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A corpus-based study on Chinese and American students' rhetorical moves and stance features in dissertation abstracts. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 Liu Y, Hu X, Liu J.
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