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A child needs education to mold how it sees and learns the world. We have to cater their needs and help them learn, but 1 in 10 children suffer from a learning disability and 1 in 20 people are affected all over the world. Children suffering from a learning disability might face difficulties with reading, writing or mathematics but they excel in other areas of interests. It is in the interest of the...
In this paper we evaluate the impact that a Computer Supported Collaborative Marking (CSCM) system has on the marking process of a highly subjective judging task. To do so, we evaluated the inter-rater reliability of reviewers in charge of marking written essays and the time required to perform such task. We analyzed the results of two groups of markers: the experimental group first marked 5 essays...
Tracing is one of the preliminary activities for children in the process of learning to write Jawi characters. Jawi characters tracing activities using digital technology with a real-time feedback is one of the new technologies in teaching and learning Jawi writing in which children perform tracing activities on a tablet using a stylus pen as an input of Jawi characters tracing. The tracing engine...
The ability to find, use, and communicate information effectively is a critical competency for 21st century engineers. Thus it is an important element in retention, graduation, and placement of professional engineers. This study found scaffolded, engaging instruction resulted in impressive gains in higher-order skills associated with writing and information literacy among upper division engineering...
The mode of Chinese crew navigational English test has been developed in dispute since unified test was held in January, 1988. Author has referred to widely-recognized typical English test mode at home and abroad horizontally, combining it with the characteristic of navigational English, put forward a preferred mode of navigational English test, then vertically by comparison with the modes of navigational...
The various applications of the Internet in language education are of enormous value particularly in foreign language settings where L2 exposure is limited to classroom instruction. The present study has been an attempt to investigate the applicability of online instruction in improving the writing ability of Iranian EFL learners. In so doing, two classes of 20 EFL learners studying airline ticketing...
Assessing the quality of student efforts and products is a continual necessity for academics and practitioners in technical communication; however, the process of constructing valid and reliable rubrics remains an underexplored topic in the field. This paper first addresses some of the assessment concerns and then describes a case study that documents the development and implementation of one holistic...
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