The NIH “BEST” programs: Institutional programs, the program evaluation, and early data

the evaluation of language related engagment and task related engagment with the purpose of investigating the effect of metatalk and task typology

abstract while task-based instruction is considered as the most effective way to learn a language in the related literature, it is oversimplified on various grounds. different variables may affect how students are engaged with not only the language but also with the task itself. the present study was conducted to investigate language and task related engagement on the basis of the task typolog...

Voluntary Environmental Programs: An Examination of Program Performance and the Role of Institutional Design

Best Practices in Transition Programs

Although the Individuals Education Act (IDEA, 1990; 1997) has provided a national mandate to help high school students with disabilities grow into independent adults, youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties continue to experience considerable problems transitioning into adulthood. Their adjustment into socially acceptable adult roles has been examined in a number of follow-up and follo...

investigating the integration of translation technologies into translation programs in iranian universities: basis for a syllabus design in translation technology

today, information technology and computers are indispensable tools of any profession and translation technologies have become an indispensable part of translator’s workstation. with the increasing demands for high productivity and speed as well as consistency and with the rise of new demands for translation and localization, it is necessary for translators to be familiar with market demands an...

Performance Evaluation of Parallel Programs on the Data Diffusion Machine

A tool set for the monitoringand performance evaluation of parallel programs has been developed for the Data Diffusion Machine—a virtual shared memory architecture. The tool set has a layered structure, allowing the user to observe the machine at various levels of detail. The tools are built on top of a software emulation of the DDM. This emulator provides realistic timings because certain part...