If perception is probabilistic, why does it not seem probabilistic?

Implicational Scaling of Reading Comprehension Construct: Is it Deterministic or Probabilistic?

In English as a Second Language Teaching and Testing situations, it is common to infer about learners’ reading ability based on his or her total score on a reading test. This assumes the unidimensional and reproducible nature of reading items. However, few researches have been conducted to probe the issue through psychometric analyses. In the present study, the IELTS exemplar module C (1994) wa...

It Is Not worth Learning If It Is Not Remembered:

The collation, storage and retrieval of information are essential components of successful learning. Whether information is retained depends on a variety of factors, including how the information fits with an individual’s existing knowledge, the way in which information is presented, and its complexity. Some of these factors are under the direct control of the e-learning designers and developer...

Why James ’ Religious Option is Not Forced , and Why It Does Not Matter

Screening is not as simple as it may seem.

The first is that the guideline and the defense of the guideline reflect an attitude of paternalism toward both primary care physicians and the patient. It is unfortunate that the guideline recommends an intervention without quantifying the benefit or the harm. We recognize that the weight of evidence suggests lipid screening is a good idea, but when a mother asks, “How effective is this? What ...

Why Does Time Seem to Pass

According to the B-theory, the passage of time is an illusion. Although times are objectively ordered, with every time earlier or later than every other, no time is objectively past, present or future. The A-theory, by contrast, says that time passes. Here I shall use the term ‘A-theory’ to include any ‘dynamic’ view of time; the term thus encompasses presentism, growing block theories and shri...