the purpose of this research was to analyze efl writing tasks in the most popular esol (english for speakers of other languages) exam preparation courses in iran: ielts, toefl, fce and cae. having collected the criteria of writing task appropriateness in light of the process-oriented approach to writing instruction, 114 learner participants were asked to rate efl writing tasks based on a checkl...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of task-oriented training with whole body vibration (WBV) on the sitting balance of stroke patients. [Subjects] The subjects were 30 stroke patients who were randomly divided into experimental (n1=15) and control (n2=15) groups. [Methods] Subjects in both groups received general training five times per week. Subjects in the experi...

The aim of our research is to search for communicative patterns in task-oriented small groups from videotaped interaction sequences, using the software THEME (Magnusson, 2000). Theme has been developed to detect and analyze particular types of repeated syntactical real-time patterns based on probability theory, regardless of the type of behavioral units and time scale used. In Study One we anal...

This paper presents a conceptual approach for leading various types of groups of chronically mentally ill patients. Although these groups may have a concrete, task-oriented purpose, with skillful leadership they also function as psychotherapy groups. The developmental deficits in ego functions, object relations, and social skills that severely impair such groups can be compensated by non-interp...

This paper describes a simulation study of decision-making. It is based on a model of social influence in small, task-oriented, groups. A process model of dyadic social influence is built on top of a dynamic model of status and task participation that describes the emergence of a stable power and prestige order. Two models of group decision-making are examined: a static model for which the beli...

Introduction: Stroke is the leading cause of disability which leads to decline in the functional status and quality of life of patients. The virtual reality training is one of more recent and interesting approaches to facilitate the speedy recovery after stroke. Objective of study: The objective of this study was to compare the balance outcome in virtual reality training and task oriented train...