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Estimating learners' vocabulary size under item response theory
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2014 Perhaps the most qualitatively interpretable vocabulary test score is an estimate of the total number of words the learner knows in the tested domain, such as a frequency word list, or vocabulary taught as part of a course curriculum.
Aaron Gibson, Jeffrey Stewart
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte +5 more
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The impact of vocabulary instruction on vocabulary achievement
English Education Journal: Jurnal Pengembangan Pendidikan dan Pengembangan Pengajaran Bahasa, 2023 Students must have a sufficient vocabulary size in order to improve other English skills, as vocabulary is one of the most crucial aspects of language acquisition. Therefore, it is necessary to teach vocabulary when teaching a language.
Anisa Mutia +2 more
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ESTIMATING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE BY USING VOCABULARY SIZE TEST
, 2017 Abstract Assessing vocabulary is a crucial issue among the linguists, how many words are needed to understand a spoken or written English text. This paper describes the use of Vocabulary Size Test (VST) – a test to measures written receptive vocabulary size to estimate students’ vocabulary knowledge.
Hidayat, Hamdan +2 more
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Elevated Connectivity During Language Processing Is Associated With Cognitive Performance in SeLECTS
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Self‐Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (SeLECTS) is associated with language impairments despite seizures originating in the motor cortex, suggesting aberrant cross‐network interactions. Here we tested whether functional connectivity in SeLECTS during language tasks predicts language performance.
Wendy Qi +8 more
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Validating a pictorial vocabulary size test via the 3PL-IRT model
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2013 The paper presented a newly conceived vocabulary size test based on pictorial cues: Pictorial Vocabulary Size Test (PVST). A model-based (1-2-3 parameter logistic item response theory model comparisons) approach was taken to check which model could ...
Wen-Ta Tseng
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Examining Second Language Listening, Vocabulary, and Executive Functioning
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Performance on second language (L2) listening tests is influenced by individual differences in listener characteristics (e.g., executive functioning and vocabulary size) and characteristics of the listening measure (e.g., text length or skills measured).
Matthew P. Wallace, Kerry Lee
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Cognitive impairment is a common non‐motor symptom in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), negatively affecting autonomy and Quality of Life (QoL). Innovative rehabilitation strategies, such as semi‐immersive virtual reality (VR) and computerized cognitive training (CCT), may offer advantages over traditional cognitive rehabilitation (TCR ...
Maria Grazia Maggio +8 more
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"I don't know" use and guessing on the bilingual Japanese vocabulary size test: A preliminary report
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2015 This preliminary report outlines an investigation into ”I don’t know” use and guessing on the 14,000-word family, 140-item bilingual Japanese Vocabulary Size Test (VST) translated by Sasao and Nakata from the original monolingual English version.
Kurtis McDonald, Mayumi Asaba
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Memory and Resting‐State Connectivity in Acute Transient Global Amnesia: A Case–Control fMRI Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a striking model of isolated amnesia. While hippocampal lesions are well described, the network‐level mechanisms and the precise neuropsychological profile remain debated. Our objective was thus to characterize functional and neuropsychological correlates of acute TGA and their ...
Elias El Otmani +10 more
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