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Gruba, Paul – System, 1997
Discusses how the use of video media as a mode of language presentation influences the definition, purpose, and research agenda of a second-language listening comprehension instrument. Video media is used as an umbrella phrase to describe the cluster of media in which dynamic visual elements are blended with auditory elements to create a whole…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Evaluation Methods, Listening Comprehension, Multimedia Instruction
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Marshall, Stewart; Barron, Colin – System, 1987
MARC (Methodical Assessment of Reports by Computer) is a report-marking program which enables teachers to provide individualized feedback on reports written by engineering students. The MARC system is objective in its consistent application of the same programed criteria, but also allows individual markers to supply their own comments as required.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Engineering, Evaluation Criteria
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Hargan, Noleen – System, 1994
Describes an experience with Do-It-Yourself Placement (DIYP), a procedure to cope with problems arising from a combination of large classes and an emphasis on analytic grammar skills to the neglect of reading and writing skills relevant to the context of study. Obstacles to change in approaches to second-language teaching are discussed. (13…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods