Tentative Checklist Research Articles

ASSESING STUDENT PERPECTIVES

This study contains the evaluation of the textbook "Idiom Drills: For Students of English as a Second Language" based on the perceptions of five students of Tarbiyah Department of English at Institut Agama Islam Palangka Raya. The research method used for data collection was giving the physical book to five students, who were then evaluated using a questionnaire through Google Form and Tentative Checklist. The results of the analysis indicated that the book successfully met the learners' age-based usage needs, needs, and interests. The book is considered effective in vocabulary management, with the distribution of new words according to the level of learning difficulty. The book also offered a well-structured language learning experience, with tasks designed progressively from simple to complex, and using immersive natural language, which contributed to increased student engagement. However, the findings also identified some shortcomings in terms of unattractive layout, suboptimal use of text, and lack of additional support materials such as audio. The implication of these findings is the importance of enhancing and developing textbooks that are more effective and responsive to students' needs. It is, therefore, a valuable contribution to our understanding of textbook evaluation in the context of teaching English as a second language.

Development of an Evaluation Checklist for Localized Chinese Language Textbooks in Sri Lanka

The research analyzed the limitations of existing Chinese language textbooks in Sri Lanka and proposed a tentative checklist for evaluating localized Chinese language textbooks. The discourse on the effectiveness of global textbooks in local contexts and the need for evaluating such textbooks had seen new paradigm shifts in parallel to the transformations in new language environments. A majority of the institutes and programs teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in Sri Lanka were using global CFL textbooks as their main study material, and their effectiveness had not yet been evaluated by researchers. The research conducted a quadruple perspective analysis, including an online survey with learners and teachers to examine the issues in existing CFL textbooks, a review of existing literature on textbook evaluation, an analysis of existing CFL textbooks in Sri Lanka, and an examination of existing language textbook evaluation criteria. The findings of the survey indicate that global textbooks have not catered to the specific language requirements of the informants. Insensitivity to the local and regional cultural content, minimal utilization of learners’ L1 repertoire, ambiguous inapt translation of vocabulary, and market-oriented presentation of teaching-learning content is found to be core issues, and high pricing and inaccessibility also are influential issues. Based on the quadruple perspective analysis, the research has developed a tentative evaluation checklist of 37 items with a specific emphasis on localization and culture sensitivity.

First tentative checklist of Geometridae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Kosovo

ABSTRACT The Geometridae is the second most diverse Lepidoptera family in Europe but its diversity has not been studied evenly across the continent. In this paper, we present the first tentative checklist of Geometridae from Kosovo, which is based on the results from our survey conducted in the period March-October 2020 and the existing literature. During our survey we recorded 89 Geometrid species, among them, 13 have been recorded for the first time in Kosovo. Along with the literature records, the tentative Checklist of Geometridae from Kosovo contains 247 species or about 24% of species of this family present in Europe. We consider that this number does not represent the final number of Geometridae species but is just a baseline for further studies of this moth family in Kosovo.

Checklists in Material Selection: Developing Criteria for ESL Learners at University in Sri Lanka

Instructional materials are a very significant aspect of the learning-teaching process, and in the field of foreign language learning, it is generally known that students learn well when they are enthusiastically engaged with the material. In order to make the learning process successful for the many stakeholders, a checklist approach has been developed. This provides a set of standards for the selection of instructional materials that ensure greater quality and consistency of the material to be exploited in the classroom. In this study, an attempt is made to design a checklist for selecting course materials for compulsory English as a Second Language course for all first-year undergraduates in a state university in Sri Lanka. This is to pinpoint a sustainable method for developing teaching materials that might be beneficial for many English as a foreign language programmes since checklists are expected to provide material developers with design guidelines on which course materials can be prepared. This study comprised three main phases: the exploration of existing checklists, the design of a tentative checklist based on the comments received via a questionnaire administered to the sample and lastly, a review of the developed checklist by the sample. The participants were intentionally sampled from the most senior members of the staff at the English Language Teaching Unit of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, with more than fifteen years of experience in teaching English as a foreign language at university. With the expert views of the participants, the tentative checklist was revised. The final verified checklist ensures validity, reliability, and teacher satisfaction for the material selection process and can be used as a professional selection tool when developing instructional materials. The findings report that the top teacher-preferred criteria focused on relevance and authenticity of the content, contextualization of grammar structures, and importantly, accommodating different proficiency levels with comprehensive and communicative tasks. It is concluded that teaching materials immensely contribute to English as a foreign language learners’ progression, to the professional development of material designers, and to the success of English as a foreign language programmes in general.

A checklist of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of the Afrotropical Region

A tentative checklist of 179 species belonging to the family Lecithoceridae (68 species of the subfamily Lecithocerinae and 111 species of the subfamily Torodorinae) is provided, with references to the original description, type species, and distribution. Twelve species that were described in Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer by Viette (1954–1988) from Madagascar are separately placed at the end of the genus of Torodora as “ incertae sedis ”, because the generic assignment is still uncertain. Eight species that were originally placed in Lecithocera or Idiopteryx Walsingham are excluded from Lecithoceridae, following Park et al. (2020).

Five new species of the genus Torodora Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae, Torodorinae) from Cambodia, with a tentative check-list of the genus.

Five new species of the genus Torodora Meyrick of the family Lecithoceridae are described from Cambodia. The new species are T. helvinotula Park, sp. nov., T. spathiana Park, sp. nov., T. alterniella Park, sp. nov., T. triquetrella Park, sp. nov., and T. cupriella Park, sp. nov.. In addition, Torodora macrosigna Gozmány, 1973 is reported for the first time from Cambodia, with illustration of the male genitalia for the first time.

A new species and two unrecorded species of Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea) from Korea, with a tentative checklist of the family

A new species of Lecithocera Herrich-Shäffer, L. atriptera Park, sp. nov., is described from Korea, and two species, Homaloxestis myeloxesta Meyrick, 1932 and Lecitholaxa indigens (Meyrick, 1914), are reported for the first time from Korea. Halolaguna sublaxata Gozmány is newly known from Isl. Jeju-do. In addition, new localities for the six previously known species are given. A tentative checklist of Lecithoceridae in Korea is provided, with their type depositories.

Developing a Critical Checklist for Textbook Evaluation

This study has been carried out to develop a critical checklist for global/commercial textbooks which play a crucial role in language teaching/learning. For this aim, a number of items have been developed based on a comprehensive review of the related literature and experts’ opinions. The tentative checklist was administered to the targeted population, yet 326 checklists were deemed appropriate for the analysis. The statistical analyses utilized in this study were exploratory factor analysis and partial confirmatory factor analysis. Prior to the exploratory factor analysis, a correlation analysis reduced the items into 44. Next, the exploratory factor analysis identified ten components. Additionally, six items were excluded from the checklist due to simultaneous factor loading and the finalized checklist was truncated into 38 items. To investigate the possibility for further validation studies, the result of partial confirmatory factor analysis was not statistically significant. Results of this study have the potentials to shed some lights on the ideological aspects of textbook evaluation.

How do I peer-review a scientific article?-a personal perspective.

Peer-review is an essential activity for the vast majority of credited scientific journals and represents the cornerstone for assessing the quality of potential publications, since it is substantially aimed to identify drawbacks or inaccuracies that may flaw the outcome or the presentation of scientific research. Since the importance of this activity is seldom underestimated by some referees, the purpose of this article is to present a personal and arbitrary perspective on how a scientific article should be peer-reviewed, offering a tentative checklist aimed to describe the most important criteria that should be considered. These basically include accepting the assignment only when the topic is in accordance with referee's background, disclosing potential conflicts of interest, checking availability and time according to size and complexity of the article, identifying the innovative value of the manuscript, providing exhaustive and clear comments, expressing disagreement with a fair and balanced approach, weighting revisions according to the importance of the journal, summarizing recommendations according to previous comments, maintaining confidentiality throughout and after the peer-review process. I really hope that some notions reported in this dissertation may be a guide or a help, especially for young scientists, who are willing to be engaged in peer-review activity for scientific journals.

Epuraea imperialis (Reitter, 1877). New invasive species of Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) in Europe, with a checklist of sap beetles introduced to Europe and Mediterranean areas

Australian species Epuraea imperialis (Reitter, 1877), previously introduced to New Zealand, is recorded as a new invasive species from the Canary Islands, Continental Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, and Italy. It is redescribed and figured, and its taxonomic position in the genus Epuraea Erichson, 1843 is discussed. A tentative checklist of sap beetles introduced to Europe and the Mediterranean areas is finally included.

TENTATIVE CHECK LIST OF SERBIAN MICROLEPIDOPTERA

A tentative checklist of the Microlepidoptera species recorded in Serbia is presented based on the existing literature. Each entry is accompanied by references. Until now, the data on the Microlepidopteran fauna of Serbia have never been summarized. The present checklist is based on records extracted from about 230 literature sources published from 1880. (Curo, A.) and 1888. (Dobrosav M. Jovanović) to the present day. In total, 1120 species from 60 families and 23 superfamilies are listed.

Developing a CLIL textbook evaluation checklist

In the last decades, the number of bilingual schools in Europe has increased significantly.Most of these schools implement CLIL methodology in their teachingand, consequently, there is a demand for new and appropriate materials for eachcontent subject taught through a foreign language: new textbooks written in L2are needed, and the existent offer does not meet the current demand. Given thatCLIL materials development is a relatively recent field, there is not much researchon the evaluation of those still insufficient course books. In this paper, and in orderto evaluate CLIL textbooks, we propose a tentative checklist twofold based: onthe one hand, based on previous checklists created to evaluate ELT textbooks - CLILmaterials use principles/techniques of foreign language teaching (Steirt and Masser,2011)-, and, on the other hand, based on the criteria for producing quality CLILlearning materials drawn up by Mehisto (2012). Further research is in process inorder to refine the checklist with the results of an analysis of the criteria carriedout by a focus group of CLIL teachers, and of a survey addressed to teachers whoare currently implementing CLIL in their schools. doi:10.5294/laclil.2016.9.1.7

Can findings from randomized controlled trials of social skills training in autism spectrum disorder be generalized? The neglected dimension of external validity.

Systematic reviews have traditionally focused on internal validity, while external validity often has been overlooked. In this study, we systematically reviewed determinants of external validity in the accumulated randomized controlled trials of social skills group interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. We extracted data clustered into six overarching themes: source population, included population, context, treatment provider, treatment intervention, and outcome. A total of 15 eligible randomized controlled trials were identified. The eligible population was typically limited to high-functioning school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder, and the included population was predominantly male and Caucasian. Scant information about the recruitment of participants was provided, and details about treatment providers and settings were sparse. It was not evident from the trials to what extent acquired social skills were enacted in everyday life and maintained over time. We conclude that the generalizability of the accumulated evidence is unclear and that the determinants of external validity are often inadequately reported. At this point, more effectiveness-oriented randomized controlled trials of equally high internal and external validity are needed. More attention to the determinants of external validity is warranted when this new generation of randomized controlled trials are planned and reported. We provide a tentative checklist for this purpose.

A Tentative Check List of Dated Syriac Manuscripts up to 1300

A Tentative Check List of Dated Syriac Manuscripts up to 1300

What makes a good sports parent?

Two practical measures that have been introduced in an effort to stop sports parents from behaving badly will be critically discussed. The first measure is known under the slogan quiet weekends'. These prohibit parents from attending games in which their child is participating. Although this strategy calls attention to an important issue, it is unfair. The second, and far more elaborate, measure is to have a set of ethical guidelines informing parents how they should behave towards their child and others in the context of sport. Two central values tend to run through these guidelines: namely parental concern for the child's autonomy and parental concern for the child's well-being. These values are discussed as I apply them to cases in what can be called a grey area, where it is not obvious what is morally right or wrong. In the concluding discussion a tentative checklist will be presented which good sports parents can use when they are confronted with ethical issues.

Tentative Checklist of the Mosquitoes of Vietnam Employing New Classification for Tribe Aedini (Diptera, Culicidae)

The new classification of tribe Aedini is used in a tentative checklist of the mosquitoes found in Vietnam, which contains 34 genera, 28 subgenera, and 191 species and subspecies. Mosquito-borne diseases in Vietnam are mentioned. Mosquito records from U.S. military sources during the Vietnam War are also considered.

Non-compliance and related phenomena

AbstractObjective:Review of literature on non-compliance with medication in psychiatric patients.Method:Computer and manual search of English language literature on non-compliance with drugs, psychiatric disorder, and phenomena which may be related, such as readmission and discharge against medical advice.Results:The literature is discussed and a tentative checklist of risk factors for non-compliance is offered, as is advice on ways in which the problem may be minimised. It is noted that there is an emphasis on major mental disorders in the published literature.Conclusion:There is no stereotypical defaulter. A high index of suspicion is essential. As far as possible, the patient should be educated to share in the responsibility for treatment, and concerned relatives and others can often play a pivotal role. More research is required on compliance problems in the minor psychiatric disorders. Close liaison with the general practitioner is vital.

A Tentative Checklist of Questions to Ask When Analyzing a Government Program

Policy Studies JournalVolume 6, Issue 4 p. 552-554 A Tentative Checklist of Questions to Ask When Analyzing a Government Program David Abernethy, David Abernethy Stanford UniversitySearch for more papers by this author David Abernethy, David Abernethy Stanford UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1978 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0072.1978.tb01431.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume6, Issue4June 1978Pages 552-554 RelatedInformation

The Herpetofauna of the Central Llanos of Venezuela: Noteworthy Records, a Tentative Checklist and Ecological Notes

A tentative checklist of 16 amphibian and 42 reptilian species from the central Venezuelan Llanos is presented along with notes on the ecology of many of the species from this herpetologically poorly known area. Fifty state records from the states of Apure and Guarico are included.

Sur Un Isopode Asellote Du Genre Bagatus Recueilli Sur Un Poisson Du Sénégal

An Isopod belonging to the genus Bagatus and apparently representing a new species has been found in the branchial cavity of a Pediculate Fish on the west coast of Africa (Senegal). A description is given of Bagatus ichthyoxenos n. sp., together with a tentative check-list for the known species of the genus.