Strategy Use in Second Language Vocabulary Learning and Its Relationships With the Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge: A Structural Equation Modeling Study

Fan, Na

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00752

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“…Second, based on the hypothesized path model, the SEM parameters were estimated by the maximum likelihood method. In addition, the model was assessed by the following model t indexes, with the values in parentheses indicating the cutoffs for acceptable t [47,48]: (1) the chi-square value ( ); (2) the chi-square degrees of freedom ( /DF<5); (3) the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA ≤ 0.08); (4) the comparative t index (CFI ≥ 0.90); (5) the Tucker-Lewis index (TLI ≥ 0.90); and (6) the incremental t index (IFI≥ 0.90). All statistical tests were two-sided with the level of signi cance set at 0.05.…”

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A New Perspective For Improving The Human Resource Development of Primary Medical and Health Care Institutions: A Structural Equation Model Study

Jia

Cao

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Background: In China, primary health care is rarely utilized because of medical personnel shortages at primary medical and health care institutions (PMHCIs). Several studies suggest that the most effective solution is to guide qualified doctors and medical graduates to work in PMHCIs, but the studies and measures have been formulated only from the perspective of the government and PMHCIs; few have considered the subjective willingness of medical personnel.Methods: From the perspective of the guided objects, this research was divided into two parts based on implicit theory and a lexical method. The first part takes hospital clinical graduates and interns as the survey subjects and collects the factors affecting their choosing PMHCIs for employment. The second part takes candidates for the medical licensing examination as the survey object and uses exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) to explore the dimensions and paths of the influencing factors.Results: Seven factors were obtained from the EFA, and the SEM hypothesis fits the data well. Internal Organization Development, Patient Factor, Remuneration and Development, and Family Support had a significantly positive effect on the Sense of Gain of medical personnel seeking employment at PMHCIs, whereas both Job Responsibilities and Condition of the City Where the PMHCI Is Located had no significant effect. In addition, the indirect effects of Internal Organization Development and Condition of the City Where the PMHCI Is Located on the Sense of Gain were significant. The Patient Factor, Family Support, and Remuneration and Development significantly mediated the relationship between the internal and external environment of the institution and the Sense of Gain, whereas the mediating effect of Job Responsibilities was not significant.Conclusions: The improvement of family support, remuneration and development and patient factors increases the willingness of medical personnel to seek employment at PMHCIs. In addition, the internal and external environments of a PMHCI play a vital role in guiding medical personnel to PMHCIs for employment. This research provides theoretical support for improving the development of human resources, guiding medical personnel to work in PMHCIs, and promoting the implementation of medical and health system reform in China.

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A New Perspective For Improving The Human Resource Development of Primary Medical and Health Care Institutions: A Structural Equation Model Study

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Cao

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“…However, because the chi-square value is sensitive to large sample sizes, it is necessary to check other goodness-of-t indices [39,40]. The following model tting indices were tested to evaluate the model (the values in parentheses indicating the cutoffs for acceptable t) [41,42]: (1) the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA ≤ 0.08); (2) the comparative t index (CFI ≥ 0.90); (3) the Tucker-Lewis index (TLI ≥ 0.90); and (4) the normed t index (NFI ≥ 0.90). and ( 5) the incremental t index (IFI ≥ 0.90).…”

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A Human Resource Development Strategy for Primary Health Care: an Exploratory Study of Mixed Methods

Jia¹,

Jiang²,

Yu³

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Background: The serious shortage of primary health care (PHC) providers is a common issue in the health reforms worldwide, including in China. The government of China have proposed that encouraging and guiding qualified medical personnel to work in primary medical and health care institutions (PMHCIs) is an effective way to improve the overall quality and efficiency of PHC, but it has not produced good results. The problem of insufficient human resources of PHC has not been substantially ameliorated.Methods: Based on implicit theory and lexical approach, pre-investigation was conducted to collect the items that influence the medical personnel to seek employment at PMHCIs from the perspective of guided objects. Through a three-phase investigation of 1,160 doctors in 29 public hospitals in 9 cities, the items were categorized, and a structural equation model was established and verified to explore the interrelationship of influencing factors.Results: A total of 5 factors were rotated, including Sense of Gain (SG), Internal Organization Development (IOD), Remuneration and Development (RD), Condition of the City Where the PMHCI Is Located (CCPL), Job Responsibilities (JR) and Family Support (FS). The results of the model showed that IOD, RD, JR and FS had a significantly positive effect on the SG, whereas CCPL had no significant direct effect. In addition, the FS, RD and JR significantly mediated the relationship between the internal and external environment of the institution and the willing of medical personnel to seek employment at PMHCIs. The values of fit index indicated an acceptable-fitting model.Conclusion: Family, remuneration, individual development, and job responsibility are closely related with the willingness of medical personnel to seek employment at PMHCIs, and the internal and external environment of PMHCIs is also an important factor. Based on this, targeted measures can be proposed to promote the development of PHC providers.

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“…This indicates that the test has good discrimination validity. Since 2001, the Vocabulary Levels Test (Version 2) has been widely used in vocabulary assessment and vocabulary research studies (Stæhr, 2009 ; Akbarian, 2010 ; Zhang, 2011 , 2012 ; Ma and Lin, 2015 ; Wang, 2015 ; Zhang and Lu, 2015 ).…”

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The Effect of Vocabulary Depth and Breadth on English Listening Comprehension Can Depend on How Comprehension Is Measured

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This study examines the relative contribution of vocabulary breadth (VB) and vocabulary depth (VD) to three different listening comprehension measures. One hundred and thirteen English majors were given VB and VD tests, and three listening comprehension tests. Based on three pairs of hierarchical multiple regression analyses, we found that the relative contribution of VB and VD varied across the three listening comprehension tests. Specifically, for the listening test with an expository text dictation to assess integrative skills, both VB and VD made a unique positive contribution to comprehension, but this was greater in the case of depth. For the listening test involving narrative conversations to assess literal comprehension, neither VB nor VD (after controlling for each other) could independently predict comprehension, whereas for the listening test that comprises expository passages to assess inferential comprehension, VD could separately predict comprehension but VB could not. These findings suggest that the relative contribution of VD and VB to listening comprehension may depend on how a listening test is constructed. Therefore, the findings will contribute to listening comprehension and vocabulary knowledge research, and vocabulary teaching and learning.

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Strategy Use in Second Language Vocabulary Learning and Its Relationships With the Breadth and Depth of Vocabulary Knowledge: A Structural Equation Modeling Study

Cited by 22 publications

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A New Perspective For Improving The Human Resource Development of Primary Medical and Health Care Institutions: A Structural Equation Model Study

A New Perspective For Improving The Human Resource Development of Primary Medical and Health Care Institutions: A Structural Equation Model Study

A Human Resource Development Strategy for Primary Health Care: an Exploratory Study of Mixed Methods

The Effect of Vocabulary Depth and Breadth on English Listening Comprehension Can Depend on How Comprehension Is Measured

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