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Evaluating Different Scoring Methods for the Speeded Cloze-elide Test: The Application of the {R}asch Partial Credit Model [PDF]
Cloze-elide tests are overall measures of both first (L1) and second language (L2) reading comprehension and communicative skills. Research has shown that a time constraint is an effective method to understand individual differences and increase the ...
Effatpanah, Farshad, Baghaei, Purya
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<p>In this study, the cloze-elide test was developed and administered under time constraints. This research is aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the speeded cloze-elide test and investigate its relationship with reading comprehension, C-Test, and multiple-choice cloze test.
Samaneh Zarei, Ali Akbar Boori
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In this study, the cloze-elide test was developed and administered under time constraints. This research is aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the speeded cloze-elide test and investigate its relationship with reading comprehension, C-Test, and multiple-choice cloze test.
Zare, Samaneh, Boori, Ali
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Morphology and Reading Skills in Arabic‐Speaking Syrian Refugee Children
ABSTRACT Limited research has been conducted on the literacy skills of Arabic‐speaking refugee children. This study investigated the concurrent and longitudinal roles of morphological awareness in Arabic word reading and reading comprehension. A total of 75 Syrian refugee children aged 6–13 years resettled in Canada were administered measures of ...
Redab Al‐Janaideh +4 more
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Background Morphological awareness plays a crucial role in supporting higher‐level text processing. We examined its contribution to reading comprehension in children of different ages and ability levels in order to determine when and for whom morphological awareness is of particular importance. Methods Three groups of children (aged 6–8 years, N = 128;
Emma James +3 more
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Demonstrating the causal role of the motor and the inhibitory neural networks in the comprehension of action language [PDF]
In the last few decades, the notion that cognition is embodied, namely that it is grounded on the sensory and motor experiences has become an important approach in cognitive science.
Vitale, Francesca
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Preschool predictors of later reading comprehension ability: a systematic review
This Campbell systematic review examines the relationships between skills in preschool and later reading comprehension. The review summarizes evidence from 64 longitudinal studies that have observed these relationships. Code‐related skills in preschool (e.g., phoneme awareness and letter knowledge) are indirectly related to reading comprehension via ...
Hanne Næss Hjetland +3 more
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Curriculum‐Based Measurement: A Brief History of Nearly Everything from the 1970s to the Present
This paper provides a description of 30 years of research conducted on curriculum‐based measurement. In this time span, several subject matter areas have been studied—reading, writing, mathematics, and secondary content (subject) areas—in developing technically adequate measures of student performance and progress.
Gerald Tindal +3 more
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Differentiation to improve the articulation between levels:In the teaching of English in primary and secondary education in the Netherlands. [PDF]
Het onderwijs Engels in de basisschool krijgt erg divers vorm en in het voortgezet onderwijs wordt geen rekening gehouden met het zeer diverse niveau Engels van de leerlingen die uit het basisonderwijs instromen.
de Kraay, A.P.
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The predictive nature of language comprehension [PDF]
This dissertation explores the hypothesis that predictive processing--the access and construction of internal representations in advance of the external input that supports them--plays a central role in language comprehension.
Lau, Ellen Frances
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