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Read, John – 1987
While interest in second language vocabulary knowledge has increased, vocabulary testing remains largely confined to the quantitative measurement of discrete items. More qualitative measures are needed to assess how well particular words are known. Research has characterized word knowledge in two ways: as a set of components or aspects, and as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interviews, Language Tests
Gilbert, John K.; And Others – 1981
An exposition is made of a method to elicit students' comprehension of the meaning of words commonly used in science, which may be influential in determining what they learn. The method's aim is to elucidate features in students' understanding of childrens' science (that found before formal teaching of science), student science (that found after…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
