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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as an alternative to human interlocutors for assessing interactional competence (IC) in a second language (L2). Thirty L2 English speakers completed a 6‐item roleplay task designed to elicit refusals of requests, invitations, and offers, interacting with both a ...
Yunwen Su, Xi Chen
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A new method for detecting differential item functioning in the Rasch model [PDF]
Differential item functioning (DIF) can lead to an unfair advantage or disadvantage for certain subgroups in educational and psychological testing. Therefore, a variety of statistical methods has been suggested for detecting DIF in the Rasch model.
Carolin Strobl +2 more
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Comparison of Scale Identification Methods in Mixture IRT Models
, 2020 The effects of three scale identification constraints in mixture IRT models were studied. A simulation study found no constraint effect on the mixture Rasch and mixture 2PL models, but the item anchoring constraint was the only one that worked well on ...
Choi, Youn-Jeng, Cohen, Allan S.
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Multiword sequences do not predict speaking proficiency in dialogue: A pair‐level analysis
The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This study revisited the commonly held view that the use of multiword sequences (MWSs) is a reliable predictor of L2 speaking proficiency in monologue, by extending the investigation from monologic to dialogic speaking contexts. We accessed dialogic performance data from 127 test‐takers of the Test of English for Educational Purposes assessed ...
Takumi Uchihara +3 more
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European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Supporting teachers to build their digital competence remains key to educational systems for responding to the continuous implications that new technologies entail. SELFIEforTEACHERS was designed to support teachers across Europe in reflecting on and improving their digital competence.
Anastasia Economou +4 more
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Pooling information across sites and years to estimate bat fatalities at wind farms
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 5, July 2026.We compared complete pooling (CP), no pooling (NP), and partial pooling (PP) approaches for estimating detection probabilities and hence bat fatalities at wind farms. Partial pooling integrates information across sites and years, improving precision with sparse data while preserving site‐level variation.
Natalia Berberian, Philip M. Dixon
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Item Response Theory Analysis of the Classroom Level Adversity Scale
Psychology in the Schools, Volume 63, Issue 7, Page 1105-1116, July 2026.ABSTRACT The Classroom Level Adversity Scale (CLA) captures teachers' perceptions of the overall needs and challenges present in their classrooms. It reflects a collective classroom characteristic based on teacher report, providing insight into the degree of ecological risk teachers perceive when working with their students.
Allyson L. Hayward +2 more
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Psychology in the Schools, Volume 63, Issue 7, Page 1132-1146, July 2026.ABSTRACT Differences in school culture and context can shape how student well‐being influences learning outcomes. This study addresses this gap by examining the relationships between psychological and social well‐being domains and English learning outcomes across Indonesian general and Islamic schools.
Abu Nawas +2 more
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Deployment Strategy Shapes the Polar Climate Response to Marine Cloud Brightening
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.Abstract Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is a proposed solar climate intervention strategy that increases marine cloud reflectivity to cool Earth's surface. While previous studies have largely examined its global temperature and precipitation effects, little is known about how MCB deployment strategies influence polar climate and sea ice.
E. J. Emme, C.‐C. Chen, H. M. Horowitz
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Sulfur Exposure for Airplane Passengers From Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 11, 16 June 2026.Abstract Injection of sulfur dioxide to create a stratospheric sulfate aerosol cloud is the most studied method of climate intervention. It has been suggested that airplanes be used at high latitudes to create such a cloud at lower altitudes. Commercial airplanes routinely fly at altitudes of 11 km in the Arctic, and therefore passengers could be ...
Alan Robock +3 more
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