*Other members of the Scienti c Committee: Alegre EJ, Clopés A, Garrido P, Isla D, Lamas MJ, Martín M, Martín-Algarra S, Massuti B, Piulats JM 1 Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería de Talavera de la Reina. Toledo. Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. 2 Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales de Toledo. Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. 3 Facultad de Economía y Empre...

The writing in carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, covered and preserved by the pyroclastic events of the Vesuvius in 79 AD, was recently revealed using X-ray phase-contrast tomography, without the need of unrolling the sensitive scrolls. Unfortunately, some of the text is difficult to read due to the interference of the papyrus fibers crossing the written text vertically and horizontally. Recently...

This paper describes the development and evaluation of an online handwritten feedback-giving support system in learning Japanese writing . First, twelve Japanese language teachers were asked to evaluate the usability of the system . Then the study examined students’ perceptions on the handwritten feedback in writing practice . The results show that the system is helpful for teachers to give han...

It has been suggested that in certain situations it would make sense to use diierent activation probabilities for writing and reading in SDM (Sparse Distributed Memory). However, here we model such a situation and nd that, at least approximately, it is optimal to use the same probabilities for writing and reading. We also investigate the scaling up of SDM, in connection with some observations m...

A taxonomy of 31 multiple-choice item-writing guidelines was validated through a logical process that included two sources of evidence: the consensus achieved from reviewing what was found in 27 textbooks on educational testing and the results of 27 research studies and reviews published since 1990. This taxonomy is mainly intended for classroom assessment. Because textbooks have potential to e...

BACKGROUND Electronic health records (EHRs) are structured, distributed documentation systems that differ from paper charts. These systems require skills not traditionally used to navigate a paper chart and to produce a written clinic note. Despite these differences, little attention has been given to physicians' electronic health record (EHR)-writing and -reading competence. PURPOSES This st...

Academic writing, whether individual or cooperative, is an essential skill for today's graduates. However, motivating and helping students to learn to write effectively, either in cooperative or individual scenarios, poses many challenges, many of which can be overcome by technical means. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of using cooperative and individual weblogs to enhance w...

We conducted a small-scale qualitative diary study to gather accounts from five facial cancer surgery patients. Participants were asked to record their experiences, thoughts, and feelings for up to 1 year, as they underwent and recovered from their surgery and adapted to living with alterations in their appearance. In this article, we consider evidence relating to the diary as a research tool a...

this study explored the effects of 2 different types of strategies—translatedwriting vs. reading to write—in the writings of some of iranian efl learners inesfahan payamenoor university. the results showed no significant differences inthe students’ writings (in the 2 experimental groups and 1 control group) for thepretest topic. with respect to the posttest, the results, however, indicated that...