Longitudinal measurement of growth in vocabulary size using Rasch-based test equating
Language Testing in Asia, 2022 The purpose of this study is to equate and further validate three forms of the vocabulary size test (VST) created by Aizawa and Mochizuki (2010). These three forms, VST 1, 2, and 3, were administered to a cohort of 189 high school students ranging in age
Masaki Akase
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Strategy Use in Second Language Vocabulary Learning and Its Relationships With the Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge: A Structural Equation Modeling Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 This study investigated Chinese English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners’ use of vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) and its relationship with vocabulary knowledge (VK), especially in relation to proficiency, gender, and discipline.
Na Fan
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Application of Thickened Liquids to Treat Adults With Neurogenic Dysphagia. [PDF]
J Oral RehabilThickeners may enhance swallowing safety in neurogenic dysphagia; however, current evidence remains limited. Further randomised controlled trials are needed to validate their clinical efficacy. ABSTRACT Background Thickened liquids have been one of the cornerstones of routine care to reduce aspiration for dysphagic patients in clinical practice ...
Li WQ +4 more
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La competencia léxica en inglés de estudiantes universitarios en México [PDF]
Revista Lengua y Cultura, 2022 El presente estudio se centra en investigar una dimensión de la competencia léxica: el tamaño del vocabulario receptivo en inglés de 345 estudiantes universitarios en México.
Alfredo Marin-Marin +1 more
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Is the Swallow Tail Sign a Useful Imaging Biomarker in Clinical Neurology? A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Mov Disord Clin PractABSTRACT Background Loss of dorsolateral nigral hyperintensity (DNH) in iron‐sensitive sequences of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), also described as “swallow tail sign” (STS) loss, has shown promising diagnostic value in Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes (APS).
Tseriotis VS +5 more
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A systematic review of cognitive and behavioral tools to differentiate behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia from other conditions. [PDF]
PCN RepThis study systematically reviewed clinical tools that differentiate behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) from other conditions. Most studies were of low quality; however, the few high‐quality studies indicated that behavioral and social cognition tests have good performance in differentiating bvFTD from a range of psychiatric and ...
Flavell J, Nestor PJ.
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Vocabulary Size of University of Aden English Language Students
REiLA, 2021 This research paper tried to evaluate the department of English students' vocabulary size by using Nation Vocabulary size tests (VST). The study used a sample of the third level students at the department of English-Faculty of Education-Aden at the ...
Abdulnaser Mohammed Ali Naqeeb
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Rater judgments and word difficulty: Conceptualizing the substantive validity of the VST
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2022 The substantive component of construct validity requires a confrontation between empirical test results and content relevance. The Vocabulary Size Test (VST) has been extensively validated in terms of empirical results.
Derek N. Canning +2 more
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Pain Research and Management, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023 Objective. Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) poses a considerable threat to physical, mental, and financial health worldwide. Beyond physical difficulties, CMP has a pronounced impact on pain behaviors and cognitive function. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the relationship between pain catastrophizing (PC) and cognitive function in ...
Cory Alcon +5 more
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EFL Learners' Receptive Knowledge of Derived Words: The Case of Swedish Adolescents
TESOL Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 4, Page 1242-1265, December 2022., 2022 Abstract The study investigated how well Swedish adolescents recognize the meaning of derived words in English and whether this knowledge is determined by learner proficiency, word frequency, or affix type. Participants were 88 school students in two proficiency groups: 39 advanced 12th graders and 49 intermediate 9th graders.
Per Snoder, Batia Laufer
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