An Argument-Based Validation of an Asynchronous Written Interaction Task
Interactional competence has attracted increasing attention due to its significance for language users. Previous studies concerning interactional competence mainly focus on synchronous interaction tasks, while the utilization of asynchronous interaction ...
Ting Chen
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Issues of validity and generalisability in the Grade 12 English Home Language examination
Very little research has been devoted to evaluating the national English Home Language (HL) curriculum and assessment system. Not only is there a lack of clarity on whether the language subject is being offered at an adequately high level to meet the ...
du Plessis, Colleen Lynne
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Factors affecting academic performance of international students in project management courses : a case study from a British Post 92 University [PDF]
Original article can be found at : http://www.sciencedirect.com/ Copyright ElsevierThe aim of study is to investigate the factors affecting the academic performance of international students in Project Management courses.
Lebcir, Mohamed +2 more
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The use of ICT in the assessment of modern languages: the English context and European viewpoints [PDF]
The ever increasing explosion of highly attractive multimedia resources on offer has boosted the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the teaching and learning of modern languages.
Aitchison J. +12 more
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Introduction Individual variability in the language outcomes of children with cochlear implantation (CI) is a major concern. In CI rehabilitation, there is lack of a protocol regarding uniform post-CI language assessment interval duration, which can ...
Vijay Kumar, Rachna Mehta
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Teacher-Based Language Assessment [PDF]
Davidson’s (2004) recommendations regarding qualifying teacher-based assessment have been considered as the basis for any discussion regarding the concept of teacher based-assessment because of the theoretical depth of his model. The present study, with noticing the comprehensiveness of Davidson’s model, aims at presenting the background of the teacher-
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Enhancing the Early Literacy Development of Children at Risk for Reading Difficulties [PDF]
This paper reviews the dynamic and interactive links between the development of children’s language phonological awareness, and reading. Some of the key issues explored are procedures to enhance children’s language development, decoding and word ...
Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth, Hays, Ian
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Behavioral evidence for the link between numerical and spatial representations comes from the spatial-numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect, consisting in faster reaction times to small/large numbers with the left/right hand respectively.
Carrie Georges +2 more
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Predictors of English Health Literacy among U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: The importance of language, bilingualism and sociolinguistic environment [PDF]
In the United States, data confirm that Spanish-speaking immigrants are particularly affected by the negative health outcomes associated with low health literacy.
Hund, Lauren +2 more
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Degrees of adequacy: the disclosure of levels of validity in language assessment
The conceptualization of validity remains contested in educational assessment in general, and in language assessment in particular. Validation and validity are the subjective and objective sides of the process of building a systematic argument for the ...
Albert Weideman
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