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The Development and Validation of the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to the increasing need for effective Chinese vocabulary assessments, this study developed the Chinese Vocabulary Levels Test (CVLT), a test designed for intermediate‐level Chinese as a second or foreign language (CSL/FL) learners, based on the vocabulary lists (levels 4–6) from the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for ...
Shiwei Qi, Ailan Fu
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BiosferSustainability consciousness acts as a compass in making considerations, behaving, and acting with attention to sustainability aspects. This research aims to determine how the sustainability consciousness of high school students is assessed using the ...
Ikmanisa Khairati +4 more
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Measuring Interactional Competence in a Japanese University EFL Speaking Context
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ability to interact is an integral aspect of speaking proficiency. Therefore, methods of assessing interaction need to be incorporated into second language (L2) speaking tests. The main purpose of this exploratory study is to attempt to quantify interactional competence (IC) in a Japanese university EFL (English as a foreign language ...
Paul Garside
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Rasch Analysis and Its Relevance to Psychosomatic Medicine
Psychotherapy and PsychosomaticsRasch analysis, an application of item response theory, has been widely applied to the validation of assessment measures, particularly those developed by clinimetric techniques. The main aims of this editorial are to foster further development of valid clinimetric measures by explaining the Rasch method, noting variables generated by Rasch analysis and
Christensen, Kaj Sparle +3 more
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Revised Competitiveness Index for use in China: Translation and Rasch analysis
, 2018 To assess trait competitiveness, the 14-item Revised Competitiveness Index has become a frequently used measure, but to date it is not available in Chinese.
Qingbai Zhao +11 more
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Exploring Peer L2 Grit in Relation to Grit and Motivation
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Grit has attracted considerable attention because of its positive association with second language (L2) learning; however, its socio‐contextual dimensions remain underexplored. Specifically, little is known about how learners’ perceptions of their peers’ perseverance and sustained interest in L2 learning, conceptualized in this study as peer ...
Mitsuko Tanaka +2 more
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Measuring Service Quality: The Opinion of Europeans about Utilities [PDF]
This paper provides a comparative analysis of statistical methods to evaluate the consumer perception about the quality of Services of General Interest.
S. Salini, P. A. Ferrari
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Finetuning Pre‐Trained Language Models for Automatic Assessment of English‐Chinese Interpreting
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent years have seen growing interest in leveraging pre‐trained language models (PLMs) for automatic assessment of spoken‐language performance. Contributing to this emerging line of work, the present study offers the first attempt to finetune two PLMs, GTE‐multilingual and mmBERT, for assessing English‐Chinese interpreting, using over 1700 ...
Zhaokun Jiang, Chao Han
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A Rasch analysis of the Teachers Music Confidence Scale
, 2007 This article presents a new measure of teachers’ confidence to conduct musical activities with young children; Teachers Music Confidence Scale (TMCS).
Yim, Hoi Yin Bonnie +2 more
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Rasch Analysis for QoL Questionnaires
Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2010 Kelderman, H., Felius, J., Passchier, J.
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