Ability of aphasic individuals to perform numerical processing and calculation tasks

Ability of aphasic individuals to perform numerical processing and calculation tasks.

OBJECTIVE To compare performance on EC301 battery calculation task between aphasic subjects and normal controls of the same sex, age, and education. METHOD Thirty-two aphasic patients who had suffered a single left hemisphere stroke were evaluated. Forty-four healthy volunteers were also selected. All subjects underwent a comprehensive arithmetic battery to assess their numerical and calculat...

the differential effects of debate and media analysis as relate to enhancing efl learners critical thinking ability and writing performances

critical thinking ability has an important role in education. accordingly, scholars around the world are searching for new ways for teaching and improving students critical thinking ability. in line with the studies in efl contexts supporting the positive relationship between critical thinking and writing performances, this study investigated the differential effects of halverson’s critical thi...

Numerical processing for cognitive tasks

effect of input vs. collaborative output tasks on iranian efl learners grammatical knowledge and willingness to communicate

چکیده: این مطالعه به بررسی تاثیر فعالیت های درون داد و برون داد گروهی بر روی دستور زبان انگلیسی زبان آموزان ایرانی وهمچنین به بررسی تاثیر این 2 نوع فعالیت ها بر روی تمایل به برقراری ارتباط زبان آموزان می پردازد. بر این اساس، در این مطالعه فعالیت های درون داد و برون داد گروهی در مورد 5 نوع ساختار دستوری ( (used to, too, enough, wish, and past tense طراحی و تنظیم شده است. به منظور دستیابی به این...

Participatory Design with Aphasic Individuals

Aphasia is an acquired cognitive disorder that affects language abilities, while leaving intellect intact. The overall goal of the Aphasia Project is to investigate how technology can be designed to better support people with aphasia, contributing to the objective of universal usability. Through the design of a daily planner for a handheld device, we explore the issues that arise and modificati...