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Syntactic Complexity as a Predictor of Second Language Writing Proficiency and Writing Quality
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Park, Ji-Hyun – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Syntactic (i.e., grammatical) complexity refers to the range and the degree of sophistication of the forms that appear in language production (Ortega, 2003). This concept has long been regarded as an important construct of language proficiency and has been actively investigated in the field of second language (L2) writing. Syntactic complexity is…
Descriptors: Syntax, Writing Skills, Difficulty Level, Language Proficiency
Developing a Scale for Culturally Responsive Practice: Validation, Relationship with School Organizational Factors, and Application
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Han, Jae-Bum – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The primary goal of this dissertation is to develop and provide preliminary validation for a new measure of culturally responsive practice. This instrument, which is called the Culturally Responsive Practice Scale (CRPS), includes items that reflect ways that teachers teach multicultural students in their classrooms. To accomplish the goal, three…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Practices, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Usability of the Primary Measures of Music Audiation (PMMA) with 5-Year-Old Korean Children
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Lee, Jooyoung – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a standardized test of music aptitude developed for American children yields results, which may have valid interpretation when used with 5-year-old Korean children. The specific questions regarding the Primary Measures of Music Audiation (PMMA) norms were: (1) Does PMMA when used with 5-year-old…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Standardized Tests, Pretests Posttests