What does implication mean? An exploration of undergraduates’ vocabulary size and academic achievement [PDF]
Educational Futures, 2023 The aim of this research was to explore UK undergraduates’ receptive knowledge of vocabulary and how these relate to academic achievement in order to improve educational outcomes for students. An estimate of undergraduate students’ receptive knowledge of
Jennifer Marshall
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Structural Equation Modeling of Vocabulary Size and Depth Using Conventional and Bayesian Methods [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 In classifications of vocabulary knowledge, vocabulary size and depth have often been separately conceptualized (Schmitt, 2014). Although size and depth are known to be substantially correlated, it is not clear whether they are a single construct or two ...
Rie Koizumi, Yo In’nami
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The Polish vocabulary size test: A novel adaptive test for receptive vocabulary assessment [PDF]
Behavior Research MethodsAbstract We present the Polish Vocabulary Size Test (PVST), a novel tool for assessing the receptive vocabulary size of both native and non-native Polish speakers. Based on item response theory and computerized adaptive testing, PVST dynamically adjusts to each test-taker’s proficiency level, ensuring high ...
Danil Fokin +2 more
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The Influence of Age on Vocabulary Acquisition in EFL [PDF]
, 2008 [eng] This dissertation analyses the effects of age on the acquisition of vocabulary in English as a Foreign Language (FL). It focusses on productive vocabulary because it is a crucial aspect in language learning which is also vital in communication ...
Miralpeix, Imma
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An exploration of undergraduates’ vocabulary size, academic word usage and academic achievement [PDF]
, 2022 The aim of this research was to explore undergraduates’ receptive and productive knowledge of vocabulary and how these relate to academic achievement in order to improve educational outcomes for students. The research was divided into two phases.
Marshall, J.
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Research on Vocabulary Sizes and Codebook Universality [PDF]
Abstract and Applied Analysis, 2014 Codebook is an effective image representation method. By clustering in local image descriptors, a codebook is shown to be a distinctive image feature and widely applied in object classification. In almost all existing works on codebooks, the building of the visual vocabulary follows a basic routine, that is, extracting local image descriptors and ...
Wei-Xue Liu, Jian Hou, Hamid Reza Karimi
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A new measure for Thai students’ vocabulary size: the English-Thai version of vocabulary size test
Journal of English Studies, 2016 The main objective was to explore the reliability and validity of the bilingual English-Thai version of the vocabulary size test adapted based on Nation and Beglar (2007).
Supika Nirattisai +1 more
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A reassessment of frequency and vocabulary size in L2 vocabulary teaching [PDF]
Language Teaching, 2012 The high-frequency vocabulary of English has traditionally been thought to consist of the 2,000 most frequent word families, and low-frequency vocabulary as that beyond the 10,000 frequency level. This paper argues that these boundaries should be reassessed on pedagogic grounds.
Schmitt, Norbert, Schmitt, Diane
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The Implementation of Vocabulary Learning Strategies In Students Vocabulary Size
English Language Teaching Methodology, 2023 Using vocabulary size as a teaching strategy to help students improve their vocabulary is the primary goal of this study (in term noun and verb). At SMPN 1 Bide Satap, this study was carried out. In the following academic year, which will be 2021. Twenty-five second graders participated in this study.
Meliyana Junaid +2 more
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