scholarly journals Appraisal of the Extent Tanzanian EFL Testing Complies to Ideals of Test Construction: A Case of 2012 Certificate of Secondary Education English Language Examination

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Zelda Elisifa

<p>This study seeks to show the extent to which EFL testing at Certificate of Secondary Education Examination level is at par with ideals of examination construction, notably in the area of content areas. To achieve this content analysis was employed to 2012 paper as a single case study. The major aspects in are those given by Harris (1969;) namely determining course objectives, dividing the general course objectives into their components, the time factor for the examination and the speediness, and writing examination directions.</p><p>The findings revealed that the testing content is more biased towards literate skills of writing and reading at the expense of oral skills, even though the objectives include speaking skills. The Skill that is totally omitted, both in the instructional objectives and examination content areas, is listening. It is recommended that more language experts be involved in all procedures of examination setting.</p>

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-159
Author(s):  
Keith V. Bletzer

Migratory farm labor like other forms of migrant work both in and outside agriculture impedes on the opportunity to make choices. The following essay explores particular phases in the life of one man (a single case study) and examines how he considers turning points in his life that led to a long period of substance use, both as an immigrant in the country and as a working man in his home country, followed by a cessation of use and the beginning stages of recovery. / Para el migrante, viajar en busca de trabajo es díficil, ya sea que trabaje en agricultura o en otras labores. Este ensayo examina ciertas etapas en la vida de un hombre (estudio de un solo caso) que examina los cambios que le han ocurrido durante un período en que él consumía grandes cantidades de alcohol en los estados y en su país, seguido por un período de sobriedad (no tomaba alcohol, no usaba drogas) en este país en que él comienza una etapa de rehabilitación.


Author(s):  
Dr. Akshay H. Malshikare ◽  
Dr. Sharada Chikurte

Diabetes is a major health problem in whole world. In spite of many drugs available, uncontrolled diabetes remains a challenge. Moreover, some anti-diabetic drugs are on the verge of withdrawal due to its adverse effects. So, there is an acute need for a new effective and safe drug. So in this case study we used Ayurvedic medicine ‘Mustadi Kwatha’ mentioned in Bhaishajya Ratnawali in Prameha Chikitsa. A single case study was done on use of Mustadi Kwatha on Type II Diabetes Mellitus. Significant reduction was seen in blood sugar level fasting and post-prandial.


Author(s):  
Nicolás J.B. Wiedemann ◽  
Leona Wiegmann ◽  
Juergen Weber

Organizational routines can constitute a temporary settlement of individual actors’ diverging interests, described as a truce that enables the routine as a collective accomplishment to proceed. In this regard, scholars have recognized the central but ambiguous role of artefacts; they may be used to coordinate the interactions in routines but may also be mobilized to serve individual interests. Following this line of thinking, this chapter assumes a process perspective to advance our understanding of how such temporal settlements are continuously formed and in particular, the role artefacts play in this process. Based on a single case study over a period of thirty-three months, it analyses the use of a newly implemented artefact that inadvertently impeded smooth routine functioning as the artefact provided content that gave actors leeway to act out their interests in enacting the routine.


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