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Academic literacy of South African higher education level students: Does vocabulary size matter?
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics, 2015 This study explores the extent to which vocabulary size matters in academic literacy. Participants (first-year students at North-West University) were administered the Vocabulary Levels Test (Schmitt, Schmitt and Clapham 2001).
Déogratias Nizonkiza, Tobie van Dyk
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A review of four studies on measuring vocabulary knowledge
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2014 The purpose of this paper is to review each of the following four vocabulary studies: (1) Estimations of Japanese University Learners’ English Vocabulary Sizes Using the Vocabulary Size Test (VST), by Stuart McLean, Nicholas Hogg, and Brandon Kramer, (2)
Akiyo Hirai
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The Polish vocabulary size test: A novel adaptive test for receptive vocabulary assessment
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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Vocabulary Coverage and Size in EFL Critical Reading [PDF]
Research on the relationship between vocabulary knowledge and reading has largely focused on literal comprehension of informational texts. The present study, however, investigates the vocabulary-reading relationship by specifically examining critical ...
Brahim Ait Hammou,Abderrazak Zaafour,Nadif Bendaoud ,Mohammed Zemrani
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Cognates in Vocabulary Size Testing - a Distorting Influence? [PDF]
Language Testing in Asia, 2012 Abstract This article examines the issue of cognates in frequency-based vocabulary size testing. Data from a pilot study for a cognate-controlled English vocabulary size test was used to assess whether a group of Japanese university English learners (n = 60) were more successful at responding to cognate items than noncognate ones in three ...
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Heliyon, 2022 The vocabulary levels tests (VLT) are very powerful instruments for the measurement of learners' vocabulary knowledge and have been widely used by language teachers in the task of matching learners to their reading materials.
Hung Tan Ha
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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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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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