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SAGE Open, 2018 This study investigates the correlations between the three measures of written receptive vocabulary size and second language (L2) depth of vocabulary knowledge to find the most reliable test of vocabulary size. Moreover, the corresponding relationship is
Mostafa Janebi Enayat +3 more
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A multiple-choice test of active vocabulary knowledge
Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2012 Most researchers distinguish between receptive (passive) and productive (active) word knowledge. Most vocabulary tests employed in second language acquisition (SLA), such as the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) and Vocabulary Size Test (VST), test receptive
Jeffrey Stewart
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Education SciencesResearch has shown that current informal extramural (out-of-class) activities can be an important predictor of second language (L2) vocabulary knowledge, but less is known about the relationship between language proficiency and activities earlier in life,
Nicole Louise Busby
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The Relationship between Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension among Japanese EFL Learners [PDF]
, 2017 This paper explores the correlation between reader performance on a standardized reading exam, which was gauged using scores from the reading section of the TOEFL ITP and the GTEC, and vocabulary size, which was measured by administering the bilingual ...
Daniel Ball, Daniel Buller
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The impact of loanwords on the English–Japanese version of vocabulary size test
Vocabulary Learning and InstructionThe Vocabulary Size Test (VST) measures English learners’ decontextualised receptive vocabulary knowledge of written English and has nine bilingual versions with multiple-choice options written in other languages.
Ayako Aizawa
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An Investigation into the Vocabulary Size of EST Students at a Japanese University Using VST [PDF]
, 2018 This article reports on an investigation into the vocabulary competency of 553 second-year students of science and engineering majors at a Japanese university in 2014 and 2015 by using the Vocabulary Size Test (VST) developed by Nation and Beglar.
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Examining the Validity of the LexTALE Test for Japanese College Students [PDF]
, 2020 The question of how vocabulary knowledge of second language (L2) learners can be measured in a valid and reliable way has attracted attention from researchers. One widely used format for assessing vocabulary knowledge is a Yes/No test, where learners are
Aubrey Scott +4 more
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Relationship Between Vocabulary Size And MUET Score Of Malaysian ESL Undergraduates [PDF]
, 2016 Vocabulary is an important element of a language. Without the knowledge of vocabulary, people will not be able to understand what others are saying to them.
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Examining the Validity and Reliability of the ITT Vocabulary Size Tests [PDF]
, 2021 The Institute for Test Research and Test Development (ITT) has provided complimentary Vocabulary Size Tests (VST) in 15 languages to language learners and their teachers, measuring their own or their learners’ receptive and productive vocabulary sizes ...
Tschirner, Erwin
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Learning rules from multisource data for cardiac monitoring [PDF]
, 2009 International audienceThis paper formalises the concept of learning symbolic rules from multisource data in a cardiac monitoring context. Our sources, electrocardiograms and arterial blood pressure measures, describe cardiac behaviours from different ...
Cordier, Marie-Odile +2 more
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