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Elder, Catherine; McNamara, Tim – Language Testing, 2016
Gaining insights from domain experts into how they view communication in real world settings is recognized as an important authenticity consideration in the development of criteria to assess language proficiency for specific academic or occupational purposes. These "indigenous" criteria represent an articulation of the test construct and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Models
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Staples, William H.; Killian, Clyde B. – Educational Gerontology, 2012
A survey was sent to every skilled nursing home (N = 495) in Indiana regarding the demographics, education, and whether the severity of dementia impacts the attitudes of people in physical therapy practice. Physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) practicing in nursing homes spend considerable time (44.0%) working with…
Descriptors: Dementia, Physical Therapy, Clinical Experience, Patients
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Jones, Katherine J.; Vandenberg, Edward V.; Bottsford, Lisa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The authors describe the prevalence, formation, maintenance, and evaluation of student aging interest groups. They conducted a cross-sectional electronic survey of the 46 academic medical centers funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. To evaluate their group of approximately 50 students, the authors conducted an electronic pretest and…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Group Activities, Incidence
Jensen, Gail M. – 2003
The effect of clinical simulations on student learning in the teaching of ethics in a physical therapy curriculum was examined in a study of the experiences of 54 physical therapy students enrolled in a course in ethics in physical therapy practice. During the three-semester-hour course, the students participated in two clinical simulations that…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Clinical Experience, Critical Thinking