BACKGROUND Postgraduate training in general practice aims to develop clinical competence. However, little is known about its effect on trainees' development of clinical skills. AIM To assess the acquisition of clinical skills during a 3-year training programme and to evaluate whether a satisfactory level is achieved towards the end of training. DESIGN OF STUDY Cross-sectional design. SETT...

In this paper, we describe the integration and evaluation of an existing generic Bayesian student model (GBSM) into an existing computerized testing systemwithin the Mathematics Education Project (PmatE Projecto Matemática Ensino) of the University of Aveiro. This generic Bayesian student model had been previously evaluated with simulated students, but a real application was still missing. In t...

This study seeks to investigate the effect of explicit and implicit corrective feedback on the narrative writing of advanced Iranian EFL learners. In so doing, the study was conducted with 76 advanced EFL learners from 3 intact classes at an English language teaching institute in Iran. The sample was selected from among 92 learners by means of Oxford Quick Placement Test. After the researchers ...

Inspired by Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (SCT), the current study intended to investigate the effect of summary training (i.e., oral and written) on intermediate EFL learners’ reading comprehension in different conditions (i.e., individual and collaborative). Data collection tools and procedures encompassed PET test, First Certificate in English (FCE) reading pre-test, and post-test. First, ...

The current study investigated the effects of oral code-mixing and glossing on L2 vocabulary learning. To this end, 60 EFL learners studying at pre-university school were given a pre-test to make sure that they did not have any prior knowledge of the target words. Based on their scores in the pre-test, 36 pre-university students were selected and divided into three groups, including two experim...

Full points may be obtained for correct answers to 8 questions. Each numbered question (which may have several parts) is worth the same number of points. All answers will be graded, but the score for the examination will be the sum of the scores of your best 8 solutions. Use separate answer sheets for each question. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ANSWER SHEETS. When you have finished, insert all ...

Common evaluations have grown to be a major component of all the ARPA Human Language Technology programs. In the written language community, the largest evaluation program has been the series of Message Understanding Conferences, which began in 1987 [2,3]. These evaluations have focussed on the task of analyzing text and automatically filling templates describing certain classes of events. Thes...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of adding a simulated anticoagulation clinic practical examination for formal assessment of PharmD students' skills. DESIGN A practical examination requiring students to review a mock medical record and role-play a follow-up anticoagulation clinic visit with a standardized patient was designed. Students assessed the patient's vital signs, laboratory valu...

PURPOSE Damage to left perisylvian cortex often results in impaired phonological processing abilities with written language profiles consistent with phonological alexia and phonological agraphia. The purpose of this article was to examine a behavioral treatment sequence for such individuals intended to strengthen phonological processing and links between phonology and orthography, as well as tr...