Sentence examples for gains in language from inspiring English sources
A national study has shown that Even Start children had only small gains in language and readiness skills, and their parents had only small gains in their own reading skills.
Future studies should attempt to show how changes in SE relate to gains in language proficiency.
Mixed between-within subjects analysis of variance was then employed to determine whether the different types of instruction had made any learning gains in language learners from pre-test to post-test and whether they sustained the gains after a period of time.
Adopting a "branching approach," the CEFR describes finer distinctions within the three superordinate levels (A, basic; B, independent; and C, proficient) so that "the relatively small gains in language proficiency made within language programmes (achievement) can be captured and reported" (Green et al. 2012, p. 48).
Although we recognize that self-reported understanding does not reconcile well with direct measures of student understanding (Falchikov and Boud, 1989; Willingham, 2003/2004), the differences in word associations in the preunit survey compared with the postunit survey is suggestive of gains in language acquisition from which to start formulating understanding.
Both intervention and comparison groups made substantial gains in expressive language over the 6 months of the study.
Results: Results revealed significant gains in speech perception, use of oral language, and ability to function in a mainstream environment.
After Messick (1988) proposed the notion of the consequential aspect of validity, the issue of test fairness gained prominence in language testing.
"These radical steps aim to increase the numbers of our children and young people gaining qualifications in languages, supporting them to be prepared and ready to flourish in the globalised, multi-lingual world we live in.
Children who moved outside the ASD category at 42 months made significantly larger gains in cognitive and language skills than children with a stable ASD diagnosis.
The first and only randomised controlled trial of the ESDM demonstrated significant gains in visual processing and improvements in language abilities, with subsequent gains in IQ and adaptive behaviours, among children receiving the ESDM [ 13].
