Development of a New Assessment System to Evaluate Students' English Communicative Capacities in China

The purpose of this study was to develop a new English assessment system to evaluate Chinese students' English communicative capacities. Since there is more interaction with people from English-speaking countries, Chinese people attach more importance to English oral skills, and a lot of Western English teaching methods were introduced into China to improve students' English communicative capacities. However, traditional paper-written examinations, like the English test of higher education entry examination, cannot evaluate it effectively. This study explored the perceptions of two Chinese English-language teachers and two Chinese students about English assessment system. A qualitative research method using telephone interviews was conducted in this study. The findings showed that the most possible ways to assess Chinese students' English communicative capacities were paper-written examination and person-machine conversations, although measures should be taken to improve these two models. On the other hand, the model of person-person conversation was the ideal assessment tool but was hard to achieve at the current stage.

A Living Educational Theory of Knowledge Translation: Improving Practice, Influencing Learners, and Contributing to the Professional Knowledge Base

This paper captured our joint journey to create a living educational theory of knowledge translation (KT). The failure to translate research knowledge to practice is identified as a significant issue in the nursing profession. Our research story takes a critical view of KT related to the philosophical inconsistency between what is espoused in the knowledge related to the discipline of nursing and what is done in practice. Our inquiry revealed “us” as “living contradictions” as our practice was not aligned with our values. In this study, we specifically explored our unique personal KT process in order to understand the many challenges and barriers to KT we encountered in our professional practice as nurse educators. Our unique collaborative action research approach involved cycles of action, reflection, and revision which used our values as standards of judgment in an effort to practice authentically. Our data analysis revealed key elements of collaborative reflective dialogue that evoke multiple ways of knowing, inspire authenticity, and improve learning as the basis of improving practice related to KT. We validated our findings through personal and social validation procedures. Our contribution to a culture of inquiry allowed for co-construction of knowledge to reframe our understanding of KT as a holistic, active process which reflects the essence of who we are and what we do.

The Clinical Translation Gap in Child Health Exercise Research: A Call for Disruptive Innovation

In children, levels of play, physical activity, and fitness are key indicators of health and disease and closely tied to optimal growth and development. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides clinicians with biomarkers of disease and effectiveness of therapy, and researchers with novel insights into fundamental biological mechanisms reflecting an integrated physiological response that is hidden when the child is at rest. Yet the growth of clinical trials utilizing CPET in pediatrics remains stunted despite the current emphasis on preventative medicine and the growing recognition that therapies used in children should be clinically tested in children. There exists a translational gap between basic discovery and clinical application in this essential component of child health. To address this gap, the NIH provided funding through the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program to convene a panel of experts. This report summarizes our major findings and outlines next steps necessary to enhance child health exercise medicine translational research. We present specific plans to bolster data interoperability, improve child health CPET reference values, stimulate formal training in exercise medicine for child health care professionals, and outline innovative approaches through which exercise medicine can become more accessible and advance therapeutics across the child health spectrum.

Certificate for Two Shares of Common Stock in English Inns Limited

Certificate for 2 shares of common stock in English Inns Limited to Hamilton K. Woodruff, Aug. 1, 1929.

Certificate for Five Shares of Preference Shares in English Inns Limited

Certificate for 5 shares of preference shares in English Inns Limited to Hamilton K. Woodruff, Aug. 29, 1929.

Certificate for Two Shares of Common Shares in English Inns Limited

Certificate for 2 shares of common shares in English Inns Limited to Hamilton K. Woodruff, Aug. 29, 1929.

Pedigree for Trooper, an English Cocker Spaniel

Pedigree for Trooper, an English Cocker Spaniel whose registered name was Green Acre Blue Devil, whelped Nov. 3, 1954. The pedigree was accompanied by a letter addressed to Mrs. Band, signed by Jean Lambe, Jan. 17, [1958].

Receipt from Parsons and Harvey, English Hams and Bacon, Guelph for bacon and ham

Receipt from Parsons and Harvey, English Hams and Bacon, Guelph for bacon and ham, Jan. 20, 1888.

English Evaristo Munguía Panti, Leopoldo Munguía Panti

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English Evaristo Munguía Panti, Leopoldo Munguía Panti

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English Evaristo Munguía Panti, Leopoldo Munguía Panti

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A practical introduction to english rhetoric : precepts and exercises

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Thesaurus of english words and phrases classified and arranged so asto facilitate the expression of ideas and assiet in literary composition

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English synonymes explained in alphabetical orden ; with copious illustration and examples drawn from the best writer

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A handbook of poetics for students of english verse

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