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Vocabulary knowledge and reading [PDF]
, 1979 Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-43)Supported in part by the National Institute of Education under contract no.
Anderson, Richard C., Freebody, Peter
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The role of aptitude in the failure or success of foreign language learning [PDF]
Paideia, 2018 This paper investigates the role of language aptitude as a cognitive vari- able in the success or failure of foreign language learning. Recent studies of unsuccessful learners are discussed from this point of view, and a brief reference is made to the different conceptualizations of language aptitude.
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Eurocrats Wanted: Why Some Member States Lag in European Commission Recruitment
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The article investigates the underrepresentation of certain member states within the European Commission (EC) and explores the broader challenges of achieving geographical balance in European Union (EU) recruitment. Drawing on the theory of representative bureaucracy, the study systematises factors that shape the attractiveness of EU careers ...
Jarolím Antal +2 more
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This replication study examines feedback timing in vocational language learners and verifies the hypothesis that the advantage of immediate over delayed feedback found in the original study (Li, Zhu, & Ellis, 2016) is due to practice opportunities in immediate feedback.
Shaofeng Li, Jie Li, Jiancheng Qian
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Exploratory Practice: Researching the Impact of Songs on EFL Learners' Verbal Memory [PDF]
, 2014 Traditionally popular songs have been used as a way of enhancing listening and auditory perception skills and teaching vocabulary, but not necessarily for memory recall.
Coleman, Rebecca
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International Journal of Data Informatics and Intelligent ComputingThis study investigates the relationship between prerequisite courses and skill acquisition in programming education. It proposes a case study examining cognitive, natural language, and mathematical aptitude indicators as predictors of programming performance.
Muhammad Faisal Iqbal +3 more
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Caring for the institution: An ethnography of quality assurance policy in U.S. rural primary care
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Based on mixed‐methods, ethnographic research in a geographically isolated rural medical center in the upper midwestern United States, this paper explores the social implications of healthcare quality assurance policies highly reliant on managerial logics, including measurement and monitoring programs.
Chloe L. Warpinski
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Dynamic testing of language learning aptitude: an exploratory proof of concept study
Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language LearningThis paper provides an example for how online technology can be utilised to increase efficiency and validity of assessment procedures beyond simple computerization of testing. We report the first steps of the development of an online assessment procedure
Du Fangfang, Beckmann Jens F.
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Case‐based learning (CBL) in undergraduate health professions education: A realist review
Medical Education, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Case‐based learning (CBL) has been adopted internationally, although there is significant heterogeneity in implementation and delivery. It is unclear how this pedagogical approach is experienced across contexts, among different groups of students, and the important aspects of implementation. The aim of this study was to understand
Ronan Daly +5 more
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Educazione linguistica e bisogni speciali
Educazione Linguistica Language Education, 2012 This paper outlines a possible methodological framework for teaching languages to special needs students. The paper is divided into three parts.
Daloiso, Michele
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