the present study intended to look into and compare the possible effects of competitive team-based learning (ctbl) with learning together (lt) or cooperative group-based learning (cgbl) – the most popular method of cooperative learning (cl) -- on oral performance of iranian efl intermediate students. after administering the oral interview, this researcher selected a group of 40 almost homogeneo...

nurses opinions and practice in mouth care for icu patients under mechanical ventilation     adib hajbagari m [1] *, ansari a [2]     received: 3 apr, 2012 accepted: 25 jun , 2012     abstract:   background and aim: despite evidences on association between ventilator associated pneumonia and inadequate mouth care of mechanically ventilated patients, no studies are available on the performance o...

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A competency-based oral examination was administered to sixteen PGY3-6 trainees from two different plastic surgery training programs. Each case had eight to eleven designed evaluation points scored zero to three. Two examiners also graded the overall performance on each case dichotomously for mastery of the subject. Post-examination, trainees were asked to evaluate their ...

Among the latest efficient approaches in language teaching, Task-based Language Teaching has turned up to be the main approach in a way that it is currently recognized as the leading teaching approach in language instruction (Ji & Pham, 2017). Using the proper tasks based on the proficiency level of the learners can facilitate the process of language learning. The present study aimed at...

This research sought to investigate the relationship between simultaneous interpreters’ oral cloze performance, their emotional intelligence, and gender. In other words, the study tried to predict the variability in performance on simultaneous interpreting (SI) oral cloze test based on the variability in gender, emotional quotient (EQ) and its subscales. To this end, a number of seventy partici...

Oral care is a vital component of the holistic care given to patients and is necessary to promote the overall well-being of all individuals (Bowsher et al 1999). Yet there is evidence within the available literature that the delivery of oral care within institutional settings is fragmented (Paterson 2000, Roberts 2000a). In addition, documentation to indicate that oral assessment has been under...