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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Test-taking strategies"”.
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Learners' perceptions of language proficiency, language test-taking strategies and emotional regulation in a test-taking context: a case study in an Egyptian EFL context
… English language proficiency, identified their test-taking strategies and emotional regulation processes during test-taking and explored the relationship between test-takers' reported use of test-taking strategies and emotional regulation on the one hand and their performance on an English …
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ASSESSING L2 CHINESE LISTENING USING AUTHENTICATED SPOKEN TEXTS
… of using authenticated spoken texts to test L2 Chinese listening comprehension. The spoken texts used in the study were created using an “authenticating” technique, in which scripted spoken Chinese texts were infused with characteristics of real-world, unscripted spoken Chinese. In the …
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Targeted Instructional Practices to Enhance ELL Performance on the NYS English Language Arts Regents
… from vocabulary demands, cultural disconnect, test anxiety, and limited relatability of exam content. Findings reveal that ELLs disproportionately underperform on the ELA Regents, directly impacting their ability to graduate on time. Through targeted instructional support and increased …
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Through the lens of a college success seminar: developing workshops for EOF students
… come packaged with content such as study skills, test-taking, and time management, little assessment of the effectiveness of these areas has been conducted. Therefore, this study investigated the specific course components of the College Success Seminar that contribute to student success and used …
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Goal Orientation and Training Transfer Initiation and Maintenance
… courses and trained on multiple-choice test-taking strategies. Results failed to support the main effect, moderation, or mediation hypotheses, although they support the contention that transfer is a multi-dimensional construct. The findings indicate that goal orientation and initiation …
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The effects of special preparation for the verbal section of the SAT
… on the verbal section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). The coaching program was designed to familiarize the students with test-taking strategies and to enhance their sequential deduction and reasoning abilities through the use of classwork as well as homework. This special preparation course …
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A narrative inquiry of at-risk baccalaureate nursing students' perceptions of high-risk testing and a test-taking intervention
… those preparing for the NCLEX. Since high-stakes tests are used in some nursing programs to make decisions about progression and graduation, including after graduation for licensure, test-taking instruction is often recommended in literature. This qualitative narrative inquiry study focused on …
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Nurse Educators’ Experiences With Integrated Learning Intervention Practice Systems And Learning Outcomes
… stress management skills, support study habits, test-taking strategies, time management skills, and tutoring. Efforts should be made to help students manage school and other life stresses more effectively. Further research is required to deepen understanding of the effects of incorporating a …
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Investigating oral performance on controlled versus spontaneous speaking tasks: Implications for second language pedagogy and assessment
… Chinese on an EI and an advisory simulated OPI test. Test-taking processes and strategies were elicited through the use of questionnaires administered to a subgroup of 16 L2 learners and eight native speakers. Test responses were quantitatively analyzed for fluency, accuracy, and complexity …
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"Validation of an academic listening test: Effects of ""breakdown"" tests and test takers' cognitive awareness of listening processes"
… breakdown effect of a listening comprehension test, whether test takers are affected in comprehending lectures by impediments, and collected test takers’ cognitive awareness on test tasks which contain listening breakdown factors how they perceived these impediments. In this context of the …
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Some theoretical and applied developments to support cognitive learning and adaptive testing
… Modeling (CDM) and Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) are useful tools to measure subjects' latent abilities from two different aspects. CDM plays a very important role in the fine-grained assessment, where the primary purpose is to accurately classify subjects according to the skills or …