INTRODUCTION Selection of medical students varies between German- and French-speaking Swiss faculties. Geneva introduced an aptitude test in 2010, aimed at helping decision making among students. The test was compulsory: it had to be taken by those who intended to register for medical studies. But it was not selective: there was no performance threshold under which registration would have been ...

South Africa currently lacks a pre-recorded South African English (SAE) specific speech discrimination test. In the absence of such a test, the SAE speaker recording (Tygerberg recording) of the American (USA) English (AE) CID W22 wordlists--in combination with the original American CID W22 normative data--is the most widely used alternative. The reliability and validity of this method, however...

linguistic/cultural differences of learners’ native language with english as a foreign language, gender and english proficiency level are among those numerous variables which affect english learning and its quality in iranian context. the present study was an attempt to illuminate the effects of these variables on performing integrative approach of general english tests (cloze test and recall t...

MALL (mobile-assisted language learning) was implemented in order to raise pupils' grades, especially English-speaking classes. Microsite used assist students accessing learning materials. The study carried out at one of Batam's secondary schools. Students grade 10 the second semester public high school were subject this study. researchers as teachers would observe 50 science through evaluation...

The objective of this paper is to present a bibliographical revision the assessment and testing literature in light Post-method Era. Therefore, reflection out that will be reinforced with analysis two examples evaluation, both reading speaking tests. order introducing philosophical grounds evaluation Era; then tests made by authors presented. After that, specific objectives each one shown based...

This mixed-method research study explores German skills using the NURS teaching model for students. It was conducted in educational department program at Faculty of Language and Literature Makassar State University. The subject 28 academic students from two classes second semester. Research instruments this include syllabi, plans, student activity sheets, formative tests. Researchers use readin...

     The objective of the present study was to identify and examine the influence of instructional tools, namely, games, songs and stories on young Iranian EFL learners’ achievement utilizing a quantitative design. To conduct the study 65 Iranian EFL learners, divided into an experimental group and a control group, learning English at Navid English Institute, Shiraz, Iran, participated in the s...

The vital role individual differences, such as personality variation, play has long been discussed as the origin of different learning abilities. Accordingly, a cross-sectional survey and a descriptive study was conducted. Data was gathered from a sample of 150 students of both genders (107 females and 43 males) with an age range of 19-22. The translated and validated versions of the Big Five p...