Among topics in the field of pragmatics, some seem to be in a more rigorous need of investigation. Pragmatic assessment and specifically the issue of pragmatic rating are among issues which deserve more thorough consideration. The purpose of this study was to examine rater criteria and its consistency and variability in the assessment of Iranian EFL learners’ production of compliments based on ...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the mandibular range of motion (ROM) considering the neutral craniocervical position when performing the measurements. [Subjects and Methods] The sample consisted of 50 asymptomatic subjects. Two raters measured four mandibular ROMs (maximal mouth opening (MMO), laterals, and protrusion) using the cr...

Abstract Background To our knowledge, no other studies investigated the internal consistency of Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS). The aim study was to determine reliability and construct validity EVGS in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Results A total fifty CP were enrolled study. Participants evaluated Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Wisconsin Scale (WGS), Gillette Fun...

Pragmatic rating is considered as one of the novel and crucial aspects of second language education which has not been maneuvered upon in the literature. To address this gap, the current study aimed to inspect the matches and mismatches, to explore rating variations, and to assess the rater consistency between the holistic and analytic rating methods of the speech act of agreement in L2 by non-...

Assessing the mitotic count has a known high degree of intra- and inter-rater variability. Computer-aided systems have proven to decrease this variability reduce labeling time. These systems, however, are generally highly dependent on their training domain show poor applicability unseen domains. In histopathology, these shifts can result from various sources, including different slide scanning ...

Background: Neonatal pain assessment (NPA) represents a huge global problem of essential importance, as timely and accurate neonatal is indispensable for implementing management. Purpose: To investigate the consistency scores derived through video-based NPA (VB-NPA) on-site (OS-NPA), providing scientific foundation feasibility adopting VB-NPA results in real-world scenario gold standard clinica...