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theoretical TRUE SCOREs that can be obtained by taking the square root of
a test’s reliability coefficient.
remedial work n
also remedial teaching
in teaching, teaching that is specially devised to address problems students
are having with previously taught material.
repair n, v
(in CONVERSATIONAL ANALYSIS) a term for ways in which errors, unintended
forms, or misunderstandings are corrected by speakers or others
during conversation. A repair which is made by the speaker (i.e. which is
self-initiated) is known as a self repair. For example:
I bought a, uhm . . . what do you call it . . . a floor polisher.
A repair made by another person (i.e. which is other-initiated) is known
as other repair. For example:
A: How long you spend?
B: Hmm?
A: How long did you spend there?
B’s response serves to indicate that a repair is needed to A’s original utterance.
repeated measures design n
another term for WITHIN-SUBJECTS DESIGN
repertoire n
see SPEECH REPERTOIRE
repetition drill n
see DRILL
repetition stage n
another term for PRACTICE STAGE
see STAGE
replicability n
see DEPENDABILITY
reported speech n
see DIRECT SPEECH
reported speech
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