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by a brief description of language testing and assessment. Then, it presents the pros and cons of using qualitative and quantitative approaches and methods; and evaluates the dominant research methods in language testing and assessment research. Finally, ethical considerations are also pointed out. 2. Language Testing and Assessment
A decisional balance sheet or decision balance sheet is a tabular method for representing the pros and cons of different choices and for helping someone decide what to do in a certain circumstance. It is often used in working with ambivalence in people who are engaged in behaviours that are harmful to their health (for example, problematic ...
1-2). While there is much resistance to incorporating technology, “there are countless examples of these technologies demonstrating their educational value to other industries, confirming the powerful learning opportunities and advantages they afford” (p. 2). While determining the effects technology has in our classrooms,
Pros and Cons with Standardized Testing When designed and administered effectively, standardized tests can offer important benefits to students, teachers, administrators, and policymakers. For students, these measures can provide an external assessment of their knowledge and skills.
A currency board maintains absolute, unlimited convertibility between its notes and coins and the currency against which they are pegged ( the anchor currency ), at a fixed rate of exchange, with no restrictions on current-account or capital-account transactions. A currency board only earns profit from interest on foreign reserves (less the ...
But, both the methods and approaches (qualitative and quantitative) have pros and cons. This study, therefore, aims to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using qualitative and quantitative research approaches and methods in language testing and assessment research.
Sample flowchart representing a decision process when confronted with a lamp that fails to light In psychology , decision-making (also spelled decision making and decisionmaking ) is regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possible alternative options.
This brief aims to help educators understand the implications of math curriculum choice in the early elementary grades by presenting new findings from a study that examined how four math curricula affect students’ achievement across two years—from 1st through 2nd grades.1 The four curricula were (1) Investigations in Number, Data, and Space ...