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Variation in Proficiency Testing Performance by Testing Site [PDF]

JAMA, 1998
Congress enacted the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) to promote uniform quality and standards among all testing sites in the United States. The performance indicators specified in the legislation are proficiency testing (PT) performance and periodic inspections.To evaluate variation in PT performance by type of testing ...
T M, Stull, T L, Hearn, J S, Hancock, J H, Handsfield, C L, Collins   +4 more
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FACTORS AFFECTING RESULT IN CHINESE PROFICIENCY TEST (HSK) LEVEL 6: READING SECTION AND PREPARATION STRATEGIES [PDF]

, 2013
Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is an internationally standardized exam which tests and rates Chinese language proficiency. The highest level in this test is level 6.
Sri Haryanti, Haryanti, Sri
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Analysis of the best accounting science courses in São Paulo, according to the CFC proficiency test

RAN, 2021
Purpose: The research consists of a comparative study of the five private Higher Education Institutions (IES), in the state of São Paulo, where more than 50% of candidates pass the proficiency exam of the Federal Accounting Council (CFC), pointing out ...
Euclides Bezerra da Silva, Fernando De Almeida Santos, Marcelo Eloy Fernandes, Windsor Espenser Veiga   +3 more
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Predicting the Difficulty of Language Proficiency Tests [PDF]

Transactions of the Association for Computational Linguistics, 2014
Language proficiency tests are used to evaluate and compare the progress of language learners. We present an approach for automatic difficulty prediction of C-tests that performs on par with human experts. On the basis of detailed analysis of newly collected data, we develop a model for C-test difficulty introducing four dimensions: solution ...
Beinborn, Lisa, Zesch, Torsten, Gurevych, Iryna   +2 more
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Results of a Saxitoxin Proficiency Test Including Characterization of Reference Material and Stability Studies

Toxins, 2015
A saxitoxin (STX) proficiency test (PT) was organized as part of the Establishment of Quality Assurance for the Detection of Biological Toxins of Potential Bioterrorism Risk (EQuATox) project.
Kirsi Harju, Marja-Leena Rapinoja, Marc-André Avondet, Werner Arnold, Martin Schär, Werner Luginbühl, Anke Kremp, Sanna Suikkanen, Harri Kankaanpää, Stephen Burrell, Martin Söderström, Paula Vanninen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Study on Difficulties Encountered and Perception by English as Second Language (ESL) Learners in Malaysian University Examination Test (MUET)

Proceedings, 2022
Malaysian University Examination Test (MUET) is one of the English proficiency tests required for students who want to pursue a degree at Malaysian public universities.
Seeni Mehraj Begam Bt V. K. S. Vyzul Karnine, Abdul Shakour Duncan Preece, Ismail Bin Sheikh Ahmad, Siti Salmiah Binti Muhammad   +3 more
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Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxins from Complex Matrices: Results of the First International Proficiency Test

Toxins, 2015
In the framework of the EU project EQuATox, a first international proficiency test (PT) on the detection and quantification of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) was conducted.
Sylvia Worbs, Uwe Fiebig, Reinhard Zeleny, Heinz Schimmel, Andreas Rummel, Werner Luginbühl, Brigitte G. Dorner   +6 more
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A survey of students’ English proficiency and their needs toward learning outcomes at vocational colleges

English Education Journal: Jurnal Pengembangan Pendidikan dan Pengembangan Pengajaran Bahasa, 2021
This research was conducted to investigate students’ English proficiency and their needs toward English learning outcomes. This research was based on a qualitative research design.
Anhar Anhar, Sofyan A. Gani, Asnawi Muslem   +2 more
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Detection of Salmonella proficiency testing in milk powder

Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2023
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the capacity of domestic laboratories for the detection of Salmonella in milk powder.MethodsArtificially contaminated samples in this proficiency testing program were used.
ZHAO Hongyang, WANG Mingyu, ZHENG Xiaomei, ZHANG Miao, SUN Mengjiao, LU Xing’an   +5 more
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Next-Generation Proficiency Testing [PDF]

The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2016
This commentary highlights the article by Davies et al that demonstrates the feasibility of applying proficiency testing directly to the postsequencing analysis of next-generation sequencing data.
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