Challenges in the growing complexity of the health care field not only concern health care professionals in terms of delivering adequate treatment to their patients, but also in terms of further enhancing and professionalizing methods of teaching. For this reason, experts are needed to design and assess curricula and improve learning environments for undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing ...

The COVID-19 epidemic has compelled educational institutions worldwide to implement online learning while maintaining the same level of quality as face-to-face instruction. majority universities in Indonesia offer TOEFL preparation classes undergraduate students, and outbreak had an effect on how those courses are delivered. However, there is a dearth research most effective instructional strat...

Because of the large number post-secondary English for academic purposes (EAP) programs and varying ways they are structured, it can be difficult to identify how a particular program fits within overall landscape university education. To general trends across Canada, webpages 74 EAP at 50 public English-medium universities were examined key information related each program. Data analysis includ...

This pilot study investigated whether there is a correlation between English reading proficiency of Japanese EFL learners and their ability to read aloud properly. The former was measured through a reading comprehension test under the format of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), whereas the latter was evaluated in terms of (1) the use of correct breath/sense groups, (2) rate of ...

This study explores the construct validity of speaking tasks included in the TOEFL iBT (e.g., integrated and independent speaking tasks). Specifically, advanced natural language processing (NLP) tools, MANOVA difference statistics, and discriminant function analyses (DFA) are used to assess the degree to which and in what ways responses to these tasks differ with regard to linguistic characteri...

This study examined the construct validity of the e-rater automated essay scoring engine as an alternative to human scoring in the context of TOEFL essay writing. Analyses were based on a sample of students who repeated the TOEFL within a short time period. Two e-rater scores were investigated in this study, the first based on optimally predicting the human essay score and the second based on e...

Sebanyak 39 peserta dari mahasiswa Program Studi Administrasi Perkantoran ITSNU Pekalongan tingkat akhir mengikuti pendampingan mengerjakan soal TOEFL. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk membantu dalam menghadapi soal-soal tes TOEFL guna memperoleh nilai yang diharapkan dan meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris. Metode digunakan observasi, pelaksanaan evaluasi kegiatan. Dari hasil disimpulkan ...