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The Effects of Mobile, Gamified, and Paper Flashcards on Vocabulary and Collocation Learning in Young Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined English vocabulary learning by using three types of flashcards: paper flashcards, non‐gamified mobile application (app) flashcards (i.e., digital flashcards), and gamified mobile app flashcards (i.e., gamified flashcards) in a privately owned language institute in Iran.
Ali Soyoof, Barry Lee Reynolds, Ehsan Rassaei, Boris Vazquez‐Calvo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement properties of the Swedish version of the anterior cruciate ligament return to sport after injury scale (ACL‐RSI): A Rasch analysis

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Purpose This study aimed to investigate the measurement properties, according to the Rasch Measurement Theory, of the anterior cruciate ligament return to sport after injury scale (ACL‐RSI) in patients treated with ACL reconstruction in Sweden.
Ramana Piussi, Sara Alenius, Kate E. Webster, Roland Thomeé, Albert Westergren, Peter Hagell, Eric Hamrin Senorski   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construct validity in Operations Management by using Rasch Measurement Theory. The case of the construct “motivation to implement continuous improvement"

WPOM : Working Papers on Operations Management, 2016
Construct design and validation is a common practise in the Operations Management field. In this sense, the aim of this study is to present Rasch Measurement Theory (RMT) as richful and useful methodology in order to validate constructs.
Lidia Sanchez-Ruiz, Beatriz Blanco
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Improving child mental health and learning outcomes and reducing stigma and discrimination in conflict setting: findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial of a classroom‐based psychosocial intervention in rural primary schools in Afghanistan

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.
Background Conflict and crises have long‐lasting and dramatic consequences on the mental health of children. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a psychosocial intervention on child mental health in Afghanistan. Methods A two‐arm cluster‐randomized controlled trial was conducted in 83 rural primary schools within three provinces of Afghanistan.
Jean‐Francois Trani, Yiqi Zhu, Saria Bechara, Shuya Yin, Parul Bakhshi, Ian Kaplan, Ramkrishna K. Singh, Mohammed A. Modaber, Hashim Rawab, Madelyn Yoo, Kim Thuy Seelinger, Ganesh M. Babulal, Ramesh Raghavan   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the Rasch measurement theory to assess the psychometric properties of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 in adolescents. [PDF]

Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2021
Finbråten HS, Kleppang AL, Steigen AM.
europepmc   +1 more source

The futuristic manifolds of REM sleep

Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Since one of its first descriptions 70 years ago, rapid eye movement sleep has continually inspired and excited new generations of sleep researchers. Despite significant advancements in understanding its neurocircuitry, underlying mechanisms and microstates, many questions regarding its function, especially beyond the early neurodevelopment ...
Liborio Parrino, Ivana Rosenzweig
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement of level of PTSD with the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ): bias and precision when using full ordinal or dichotomized items

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: The introduction of the WHO ICD-11 created a need for reliable and valid measures of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD).
Tine Nielsen, Ask Elklit, Sabrina Brødsgaard Nielsen, Mikkel Auning-Hansen, Svend Kreiner, Maria Louison Vang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the impact of calibration of patient-reported outcomes measures on results from randomized clinical trials: a simulation study based on Rasch measurement theory. [PDF]

BMC Med Res Methodol, 2022
Loubert A, Regnault A, Sébille V, Hardouin JB.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source