Competence Development and Assessment Using a Game-based Strategy

A Study of Reading Strategies Using Task-Based Strategy Assessment*

In the present study, an exploratory approach (Oxford, Cho, Leung & Kim, 2004) to language learning is adopted which holds that the number and type of strategies used by Iranian learners might vary with respect to the difficulty of task and their L2 proficiency. In this regard, the term task is defined, its leading dimentions and charecteristics are put forward, and the nature of learning start...

Language Learning Strategies: A Strategy-Based Approach to L2 Learning.Strategic Competence, and Test Validation

A New Method in Bankruptcy Assessment Using DEA Game Theory

One of the most important economic concepts is evaluation and bankruptcy prediction. Financial events, which an organization could be, exposed to serious risks and it goes bankruptcy. Therefore, prediction and assessment bankruptcy enable organizations that to be familiar the financial risks and resolve their financial deficiencies. So in this paper, we discuss one of the most important economi...

Competence in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Courses: Concepts, Development and Assessment

There has been a groundswell of interest in the UK in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and its derivatives, particularly Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Many health, education and social work practitioners have sought ways to develop their competencies as mindfulness-based teachers, and increasing numbers of organisations are developing mindfulness-based training programmes...

The Washback Effect of Task-based Assessment on the Iranian EFL Learners' Development of Pragmatic Competence

The present study was an attempt to explore the ‘washback effect’ of task-based assessment (TBLA) on EFL Iranian learners’ pragmatic development. To this end, through conducting KET (Key English Test), 60 out of 120 EFL Iranian learners studying in an English language school, were randomly selected. They were assigned to treatment group (N=30), and control group (N=30). The treatment group was ...