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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
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ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 more
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A new phase for English teacher education in Italy. Testing and training for Tirocinio Formativo Attivo (TFA)

RiCognizioni, 2014
This article is a report on the programme of teacher training education, known nationally as Tirocinio Formativo Attivo (TFA), i.e. Active Educational Training, implemented at the University of Torino in 2012-2013, with particular reference to the ...
Virginia Pulcini
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Teaching to the test: The effects of coaching on English-proficiency scores for university entry

Journal of the European Second Language Association, 2021
Despite arriving with the required language qualifications, many international students struggle with the linguistic demands of a university degree. Using the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as an example, this study explored how ...
Danijela Trenkic, Ruolin Hu
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Language testing [PDF]

Language Teaching, 2004
04–378 Arkoudis, Sophie (U. of Melbourne, Australia; Email: s.arkoudis@unimelb.edu.au) and O'Loughlin, Kieran. Tensions between validity and outcomes: teacher assessment of written work of recently arrived ESL students. Language Testing (London, UK), 24, 3 (2004), 284–304.04–379 Cheng, Lyang (Queen's U. Canada; Email: chengl@educ.queensu.ca).
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Bridging the Gap in Neuroblastoma Care: Consensus‐Based Statements With Recommendations for Improved Patient and Caregiver Experiences

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma's complex, heterogeneous biology poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, often requiring caregivers to absorb complex information and participate in time‐sensitive decisions. However, caregivers often feel unprepared to evaluate options.
Vickie Buenger, Joseph Bauer, Jennifer Diamond, Maggie Fader, Shae Hansen, Jacqueline M. Kraveka, Johanna Schoen, Amber Shearer, Dena Sherwood   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Issues of validity and generalisability in the Grade 12 English Home Language examination

Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, 2014
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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Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Later Stage at Diagnosis of Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors: A Report From Children's Oncology Group Registries ACCRN07 and APEC14B1

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Germ cell tumors (GCTs) often arise in the ovaries and testes (extracranial) but can also develop in the brain (intracranial). We examined the relationship of individual, family, and community‐level socioeconomic status (SES) with stage of disease at diagnosis in a cohort of pediatric patients with GCT from Children's Oncology Group
Heydon K. Kaddas, Judy Y. Ou, Todd Alonzo, Logan G. Spector, Negar Fallahazad, Emily Owens, Anne C. Kirchhoff, Adam L. Green   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Gender-Biased Items in the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

Languages, 2019
This study investigated possible gender bias on a vocabulary test, using a method suggested by Andrich and Hagquist to detect “real” differential item functioning (DIF). A total of 443 adult ESL learners completed all 228 items of the Peabody
François Pichette, Sébastien Béland, Justyna Leśniewska   +2 more
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Item Writing and Dyslexic Students

Iperstoria, 2023
In language testing, item writing is an important process which can be creative, rewarding but also challenging and sometimes frustrating. Quality items are fundamental for test validity and item writers can be formally trained in order to improve what ...
Margherita Pelleriti
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