In order to assess spoken skills of learners of Japanese effectively and more efficiently the Institute for DECODE (Institute for Digital Enhancement of Cognitive Development) at Waseda University is collaborating with Ordinate Corporation to develop and validate an automated test of spoken Japanese, SJT (Spoken Japanese Test). The SJT is intended to measure a test-taker’s facility in spoken Ja...

This study aims at developing a critical reading test for Indonesian EFL students. (R & D) project is intended to assess students' progress and supposed offer accurate trustworthy results. The subjects were twenty students from the English Language Literature Department Brawijaya University who took part in try out stage. items' difficulty indices ranged 0.26 0.89. reliability coefficient K...

PURPOSE The Kentucky Aphasia Test (KAT) is an objective measure of language functioning for persons with aphasia. This article describes materials, administration, and scoring of the KAT; presents the rationale for development of test items; reports information from a pilot study; and discusses the role of the KAT in aphasia assessment. METHOD The KAT has 3 parallel test batteries, KAT-1, KAT...

Among the Next-Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) designs, High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGRs) are very attractive, due to their inherent safety features, high power conversion efficiency, and potential of providing high-temperature process heat. To perform a thorough study license these types reactors, sufficient information needs be provided about phenomena that occur during accident sc...