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Iconicity Perception under the Lens of Iconicity Rating and Transparency Tasks in Israeli Sign Language (ISL)
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Orit Fuks – Sign Language Studies, 2023
This study undertook iconicity ratings and conducted transparency experiments on Israeli Sign Language (ISL). Experiment 1 compared the iconicity ratings of 520 lexical signs of ten Deaf ISL signers and thirteen hearing non-signers. Ratings were found to be affected by language knowledge, lexical class, and type of iconic mapping, as well as by…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Sign Language, Motion, Foreign Countries
Assessment Literacy or Language Assessment Literacy: Learning from the Teachers
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Levi, Tziona; Inbar-Lourie, Ofra – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2020
The conceptualization of language assessment literacy (LAL) is currently a subject of debate in the language testing community, especially with regard to the role language components play in this construct. This is part of a broader discussion of generic and discipline-specific assessment literacy. Previous research on language teachers' LAL aimed…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Knowledge Level, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
Mathematical Challenge in the Eyes of the Beholder: Mathematics Teachers' Views
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Applebaum, Mark; Leikin, Roza – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
This study is based on our belief that mathematics should be challenging in any classroom and that mathematical challenge is among the central factors that determine the quality of mathematics lessons. Choosing challenging mathematical problem for the students is central in teachers' work while their conception of mathematical challenge can…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Experienced Teachers, Definitions