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 ...

background and purpose:  student assessment is an important issue in medical education. it is necessary to use objective, valid and reliable assessment methods that are appropriate to the learning objectives and domain.the objectives of this study were 1- development of the dops test (direct observation procedural skills) and identification of its validity, reliability and acceptability. 2- eva...

abstract the limitation of water sources in most places all over the world, especially in arid and semi-arid lands is an important issue for those who live in these areas. many governments have dedicated their efforts toward finding new water resources to obtain water. fog and cap clouds harvesting are one of the candidate methods to produce pure water. many countries including chile, peru, ecu...

Abstract Controversy has not been yet resolved among L2 researchers as how to enhance higher-order thinking skills (HOTSs) in EFL contexts. Responding to the growing need to foster thinking skills, many L2 educators have recently attempted to investigate the effect of diverse teaching strategies on HOTS. Yet, few studies have focused on the infusion of Gardner’s (1999) theory of multiple intell...

The study determined the priority training needs of KSULHS adopted school. Specifically, it sought to answer following objectives: determine basic education teachers along with different disciplines and among disciplines. To objectives, a descriptive type research was used by researchers. In which responses were gathered through questionnaire that administered twenty-five (25) in Balawag Nation...

background and objectives: the reliability of hospital assessment results depends on the appropriateness of the indicators used. in this study, we systematically review the literature to identify the major indicators of hospital performance evaluation, as employed in performance assessment literature.methods: literature databases including pubmed, scopus, science direct, google scholar, doja, a...