Basala fackord

Anmeldt værk: Basord i våra fackspråk.TNC 104. Solna: Terminologicentrum TNC2012. 133 sidor. Pris: 477 SEK

En innehållsrik andraspråkshandbok med lexikografiska inslag

Anmeldt værk:Garlén, Claes & Gunlög Sandberg, Handbok i svenska som andraspråk.Utarbetad av Språkrådet. Stockholm: Norstedts Akademiska förlag2008

Ordförbindelser i nordiska ordböcker

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Valensbeskrivning i svenska ordböcker – och några andra

The article (Valency description in Swedish dictionaries and some others) gives an overview of how valency information is represented in some Swedish and Nordic dictionaries, and in particular in Lexin’s Svenska Ord, NEO and SO and the Danish DDO. Since the functional perspective is a point of departure in the article, we address issues concerning the relevance and transparency of valency information for L2 and also Ll users. We also focus on the types of syntactic and semantic information conveyed by valency codes and their form. To improve the consistency of valency representation in dictionaries, we propose some final checks which could be performed by lexicographers, namely by comparing the valency data either from the point of view of a particular type of a valency construction or a lemma form. The lemma-checking can be applied to words: (i) sharing the same final lemma, (ii) standing in derivative relations (e.g, verbs and verbal nouns) and (iii) being semantically related. Finally, we reflect on possibilities to represent valency information in e-dictionaries

Validity evidence and reliability of a simulated patient feedback instrument

Contains fulltext : 110154.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: In the training of healthcare professionals, one of the advantages of communication training with simulated patients (SPs) is the SP's ability to provide direct feedback to students after a simulated clinical encounter. The quality of SP feedback must be monitored, especially because it is well known that feedback can have a profound effect on student performance. Due to the current lack of valid and reliable instruments to assess the quality of SP feedback, our study examined the validity and reliability of one potential instrument, the 'modified Quality of Simulated Patient Feedback Form' (mQSF). METHODS: Content validity of the mQSF was assessed by inviting experts in the area of simulated clinical encounters to rate the importance of the mQSF items. Moreover, generalizability theory was used to examine the reliability of the mQSF. Our data came from videotapes of clinical encounters between six simulated patients and six students and the ensuing feedback from the SPs to the students. Ten faculty members judged the SP feedback according to the items on the mQSF. Three weeks later, this procedure was repeated with the same faculty members and recordings. RESULTS: All but two items of the mQSF received importance ratings of > 2.5 on a four-point rating scale. A generalizability coefficient of 0.77 was established with two judges observing one encounter. CONCLUSIONS: The findings for content validity and reliability with two judges suggest that the mQSF is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the quality of feedback provided by simulated patients

Establishing content validity of a survey research instrument: the older patients in acute care survey- United States

Geriatric nursing competency in the acute care setting is a social mandate for the 21st century. This article reports on the content validation of an Australian research instrument, the Older Patients in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) that examines the attitudes, the knowledge, and the practices of nurses working with acute care patients. The OPACS tool was developed primarily to assist nurse educators to assess attitudes, knowledge, and practices of nursing staff in caring for older patients in the acute care setting; to evaluate the implementation of institution-specific educational interventions; and to improve quality of care given to older patients. An overall content validity index (CVI) for the OPACS was calculated (CVI = .918), revealing high content validity. Opinions (CVI = .92) and practices (CVI = .97) subconstructs revealed high content validity as well. Therefore, results indicate that the OPACS has high content validity in the U.S. acute care setting and could assist nurse educators in establishing and enhancing nurse competency in the care for geriatric patients in the future