12. Students’ and Teachers’ Feedback on Diagnostic Tests for Young EFL Learners: Implications for Classrooms

Both psychotherapists and their clients have mental representations of old age and the aging process. In this conceptual review, we draw on available research from gerontology, social and developmental psychology, and communication science to consider how these “images of aging” may affect the psychotherapeutic process with older clients. On the basis of selected empirical findings we hypothesize that such images may affect the pathways to psychotherapy in later life, therapist-client communication, client performance on diagnostic tests as well as how therapists select and apply a therapeutic method. We posit that interventions to help both older clients and therapists to reflect on their own images of aging may increase the likelihood of successful treatment. We conclude by making suggestions for future research.

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NIDCD Working Group Considerations for Developing and Implementing Genetic Diagnostic Tests for Hereditary Hearing Impairment and Other Communication Disorders

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e606942012-001 ◽

1998 ◽

Keyword(s):

Hearing Impairment ◽

Diagnostic Tests ◽

Working Group ◽

Communication Disorders ◽

Hereditary Hearing Impairment

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The present state of aspirin and clopidogrel resistance

Hämostaseologie ◽

10.1055/s-0037-1617036 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 29 (03) ◽

pp. 285-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

K. E. Guyer

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Tests ◽

Arterial Thrombosis ◽

Cardiovascular Events ◽

Treatment Success ◽

Antiplatelet Agents ◽

Antiplatelet Drug ◽

Coronary Syndrome ◽

Testing Method ◽

Pharmacological Response ◽

Platelet Physiology

SummaryAntiplatelet therapy has demonstrated significant clinical benefit in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome. However, as with any treatment strategy it has been unable to prevent all cardiovascular events. This is far from surprising when considering the complexity of arterial thrombosis and more specifically platelet physiology. This lack of treatment success has provoked the introduction of various diagnostic tests and testing platforms with the intent of guiding and optimizing clinical treatment. Such tests have resulted in the generation of clinical data that suggest suboptimal response to antiplatelet agents such as aspirin and clopidogrel.In the case of both aspirin and clopidogrel, this suboptimal response has been termed resistance. Drug resistance would imply a lack of pharmacological response that has not been specifically investigated in many of the clinical studies performed to date. Rather, the term resistance has been used to describe various facets of platelet activation and aggregation relative to the testing method. Many of these measured parameters are not addressed in the therapeutic intent of the antiplatelet drug in question.

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Optimizing Diagnostic Test Sequences: The Probability Modifying Plot

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1634143 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 38 (01) ◽

pp. 50-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

P. F. de Vries Robbé ◽

A. L. M. Verbeek ◽

J. L. Severens

Keyword(s):

Urinary Tract Infection ◽

Urinary Tract ◽

Tract Infection ◽

Decision Trees ◽

Diagnostic Tests ◽

Test Sequence ◽

Optimal Sequence ◽

Specific Test ◽

Total Cost ◽

Modelling Techniques

Abstract:The problem of deciding the optimal sequence of diagnostic tests can be structured in decision trees, but unmanageable bushy decision trees result when the sequence of two or more tests is investigated. Most modelling techniques include tests on the basis of gain in certainty. The aim of this study was to explore a model for optimizing the sequence of diagnostic tests based on efficiency criteria. The probability modifying plot shows, when in a specific test sequence further testing is redundant and which costs are involved. In this way different sequences can be compared. The model is illustrated with data on urinary tract infection. The sequence of diagnostic tests was optimized on the basis of efficiency, which was either defined as the test sequence with the least number of tests or the least total cost for testing. Further research on the model is needed to handle current limitations.

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Getting EFL Learners to Speak: Obstacles and Solutions

Loquen: English Studies Journal ◽

10.32678/loquen.v10i01.27 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (01) ◽

pp. 21

Author(s):

Eulis Rahmawati

Keyword(s):

Psychological Factors ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

English Education ◽

Language Skills ◽

Education Department ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Qualitative Research Design ◽

Research Problems ◽

English Competence ◽

Academic Year

This research investigates how process of speaking instruction takes place at IAIN SMH Banten. There are three main issues in the research problems: the process of teaching speaking, obstacles found in the teaching and learning process, and what efforts do they make to solve the obstacles in speaking. The process of teaching speaking discusses materials, preparation, procedures or steps in teaching speaking while obstacles and solutions discuss the speaking barriers that the students faced in speaking class and how they minimize the barriers. By applying descriptive qualitative research design to students of fourth semester in academic year 2014/2015, the result shows that the focus of speaking instruction at the fourth semester of English education department of IAIN SMH Banten seemed to let the students speak, without any language skills discussion as the feedback. At the same time, during the process of speaking instruction there are some problems faced by students. The first is problem of limited English Competence dealt with students poor of vocabulary and the second is problems of psychological factors.

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Study of Consonant Pronunciations Errors Committed by EFL Learners

English Literature and Language Review ◽

10.32861/ellr.55.48.56 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 48-56

Author(s):

Ali Akbar Khansir ◽

Afsaneh Salehabadi

Keyword(s):

English Language Learners ◽

Foreign Language ◽

Language Learners ◽

English Language ◽

Age Group ◽

Efl Learners ◽

Listening Skill ◽

English Pronunciation ◽

Efl Students ◽

Knowledge Of Language

As the topic suggests, the research paper presents Study of Consonant Pronunciations Errors Committed by EFL Learners. Error analysis always tries to resolve language learners’ problems in acquiring second or foreign language setting. Learning to English pronunciation is perhaps as important as learning listening skill, speaking, and spelling. Errors in English pronunciation create several problems for English language learners in their works. In other words, most of the English language errors of pronunciation are due to the lack of knowledge of language learners. However, all the students in our sample are of age group (16-25) at Bushehr language institute and they are all Iranian nationals. In addition, all of them were female learners. An English pronunciation (consonant) test was used to get information about the knowledge of the learners in English pronunciation. Findings of this article indicated that the first and second hypotheses of this article were accepted, but the third hypothesis was rejected. However, the findings of this paper showed that the Iranian EFL students have problem to pronounce English sounds correctly.

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Tertiary English-majored Students’ Perceptions toward the Role of Pronunciation in English Language Learning and their Practicing Strategies

Tập chí Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn ◽

10.33100/jossh6.2.phangiathinh-tranquocthao ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 264-279

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

English Language ◽

Vital Role ◽

English Language Learning ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Efl Learners ◽

The University

Accurate pronunciation has a vital role in English language learning as it can help learners to avoid misunderstanding in communication. However, EFL learners in many contexts, especially at the University of Phan Thiet, still encounter many difficulties in pronouncing English correctly. Therefore, this study endeavors to explore English-majored students’ perceptions towards the role of pronunciation in English language learning and examine their pronunciation practicing strategies (PPS). It involved 155 English-majored students at the University of Phan Thiet who answered closed-ended questionnaires and 18 English-majored students who participated in semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that students strongly believed in the important role of pronunciation in English language learning; however, they sometimes employed PPS for their pronunciation improvement. Furthermore, the results showed that participants tended to use naturalistic practicing strategies and formal practicing strategies with sounds, but they overlooked strategies such as asking for help and cooperating with peers. Such findings could contribute further to the understanding of how students perceive the role of pronunciation and their PPS use in the research’s context and other similar ones. Received 10th June 2019; Revised 12th March 2020; Accepted 12th April 2020

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