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Professional communication is an important learning outcome in higher education, yet different active learning pedagogies may provide different communicative affordances for its development and enactment. This study comparatively examined how four active learning pedagogies-group discussion, role play, case study analysis, and student-led seminars-were associated with professional communication across five dimensions: clarity and precision, logical structuring, adaptability and tone, active listening, and persuasive expression. Using a mixed-methods, within-subject repeated-measures design, data were collected from 72 postgraduate management students across two cohorts. All participants experienced the four pedagogies through a Latin Square rotation. Data were drawn from pre-post self-reports, instructor-rated session-level communication performance, and qualitative reflections. Findings were examined across three analytical levels. At the aggregate level, pre-post results indicated significant gains in students’ self-perceived communication competence across both cohorts. These findings indicate perceived development rather than objective gains in demonstrated competence. At the session level, observed communication performance varied across pedagogical conditions, with group discussion and role play associated with higher performance scores than case study analysis and student-led seminars. At the dimension level, qualitative findings revealed distinct pedagogy-dimension linkages. Group discussion was associated with clarity, logical structuring, active listening, and persuasive expression, whereas role play was particularly associated with adaptability and contextual responsiveness. The findings suggest that active learning pedagogies should not be treated as interchangeable approaches to communication development. Instead, their communicative affordances may be considered in relation to specific instructional objectives and desired dimensions of professional communication. The study contributes a differentiated account of how pedagogical structures shape opportunities for communication enactment and provides an evidence-informed basis for aligning active learning design with professional communication objectives in higher education.

The rapid proliferation of generative artificial intelligence in educational contexts has transformed how students encounter academic content, yet a fundamental question remains underexamined: Do English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners possess the critical literacy competencies needed to evaluate AI-generated texts? This study investigated whether students in Morocco’s Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (CPGE)—one of the nation’s most academically selective post-secondary programs—demonstrate readiness for AI-era literacy demands. We developed a diagnostic assessment instrument, the Critical Reading Diagnostic Assessment (CRDA), designed to mirror common characteristics of AI-generated academic content: a confident, authoritative tone, a logical structure with subtle gaps, claims requiring verification, and culturally embedded assumptions. Thirty first-year CPGE students (M age = 18.6 years) evaluated argumentative passages across five critical dimensions: argument identification, evidence evaluation, assumption recognition, multi-source synthesis, and source criticism. Metacognitive self-assessment data were also collected. Results revealed systematic evaluation failures across all dimensions, with mean accuracy rates of only 18–39% and large effect sizes confirming substantial deficits (d = 1.11–2.25). Metacognitive analysis showed that students overestimated their abilities by 11–38 percentage points across all dimensions, indicating profound self-assessment inaccuracies.

This paper provides realistic snapshots and in-depth navigation on phonological variation transpired in typical conversations among Rizaleños, specifically on intonational patterns within the context of Tagalog as spoken across Rizal Province, Philippines. The inadequacy of documents pertaining to language research on this unique regional variety, the study fills a significant gap by analyzing 420 conversational corpora collected from 13 municipalities and one city of the Province. The study utilizes qualitative and quantitative methods, through David Brazil’s Intonational System framework which acoustic analyses through WavePad software to identify and characterize tonal patterns, including tone, key, termination, and prominence. The findings disclose significant intonational diversity linked closely to geographical variation, forming a distinct melodic contour that exemplifies the linguistic "DNA" of Rizaleño Tagalog. Remarkably, the results highlight that numerous municipalities in the province are in danger of linguistic attrition due to urban migration, social media language evolvement, and external factors, underscoring the impending peril to their phonological heritage. Despite these risks, Rizaleños actively maintain their language and culture through unique prosodic features that uphold local identity and day to day speech dynamics. In the end, the study adds valuable empirical evidence to Philippine sociolinguistics, emphasizing the fundamental function of intonation in regional language variation and identity protection. It advocates for continuous documentation and revitalization initiatives to sustain the phonological identity and uniqueness of Tagalog Rizaleño for future generations.

Several tools measure the Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of people with chronic illnesses but evidence on their cross-cultural adaptation is limited. This study performed the cross-cultural adaptation of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) for use with Urdu speakers in Pakistan, while documenting the adaptation process in detail. This methodological study employed a structured cross-cultural adaptation and linguistic validation design. We incorporated a Delphi Pannel to the MAPI Research Trusts’ 5-step linguistic validation process. Two forward translators independently adapted and reconciled the Indian Urdu version of the MLHFQ for use in Pakistan. Using a modified Delphi approach comprising three Heart Failure patients and one cardiologist reviewed the translation for linguistic accuracy, cultural relevance, and comprehensiveness, identified problems and provided feedback that informed the Pakistani Urdu version 1.0. Two independent back translators translated version 1.0 back to English. The Principal Investigator and back translators reconciled back-translations and proposed changes that were approved by forward translators. Translations, reconciliation reports, and Delphi panel feedback were analyzed using inductive qualitative content analysis, resulting in four themes describing the methodological challenges and adaptation strategies encountered during cross-cultural adaptation: (1) direct transferring of compatible words from the Indian Urdu version to Pakistani Urdu version of the MLHFQ, (2) using indirect substitutes for words lacking direct Urdu equivalents, (3) balancing the tone of written and spoken Urdu, and (4) incorporating contextual nuances within each element of the tool. This study successfully adapted the MLHFQ for Urdu-speaking patients with Heart Failure in Pakistan while systematically documenting the linguistic, cultural, and contextual challenges encountered throughout the adaptation process. The findings offer valuable methodological insights for researchers adapting HRQOL tools and provide quality evidence regarding the use of the MLHFQ for use with Urdu speakers in Pakistan.

ابزارهای متعددی برای سنجش کیفیت زندگی مرتبط با سلامت (HRQOL) افراد مبتلا به بیماری‌های مزمن وجود دارد، اما شواهد محدودی درباره بومی‌سازی فرهنگی آن‌ها در دسترس است. این مطالعه به بومی‌سازی فرهنگی پرسشنامه Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) برای استفاده در میان فارسی‌زبانان اردو در پاکستان پرداخته و فرایند بومی‌سازی را به طور دقیق مستندسازی کرده است. این پژوهش روشی از طراحی ساختارمند بومی‌سازی فرهنگی و اعتبارسنجی زبانی بهره برده است. ما پنل دلفی را به فرایند پنج‌مرحله‌ای اعتبارسنجی زبانی MAPI Research Trust افزودیم. دو مترجم رو به جلو به طور مستقل نسخه اردو هندی پرسشنامه MLHFQ را برای استفاده در پاکستان تطبیق داده و تلفیق کردند. با استفاده از رویکرد دلفی اصلاح‌شده، شامل سه بیمار مبتلا به نارسایی قلبی و یک متخصص قلب، ترجمه از نظر دقت زبانی، تناسب فرهنگی و جامعیت مورد بازبینی قرار گرفت، مشکلات شناسایی و بازخوردهایی ارائه شد که نسخه 1.0 اردو پاکستانی را شکل داد. دو مترجم مستقل رو به عقب نسخه 1.0 را مجدداً به انگلیسی ترجمه کردند. پژوهشگر اصلی و مترجمان رو به عقب ترجمه‌های بازگشتی را تلفیق و تغییرات پیشنهادی را مطرح کردند که توسط مترجمان رو به جلو تأیید شد. ترجمه‌ها، گزارش‌های تلفیق و بازخورد پنل دلفی با استفاده از تحلیل محتوای کیفی استقرایی بررسی شد که منجر به استخراج چهار مضمون درباره چالش‌های روشی و راهبردهای بومی‌سازی در فرایند بومی‌سازی فرهنگی گردید: (1) انتقال مستقیم واژه‌های سازگار از نسخه اردو هندی به نسخه اردو پاکستانی پرسشنامه MLHFQ، (2) استفاده از معادل‌های غیرمستقیم برای واژه‌هایی که معادل مستقیم در اردو ندارند، (3) ایجاد تعادل میان لحن نوشتاری و گفتاری اردو، و (4) گنجاندن ظرایف زمینه‌ای در هر جزء ابزار. این مطالعه با موفقیت پرسشنامه MLHFQ را برای بیماران اردو‌زبان مبتلا به نارسایی قلبی در پاکستان بومی‌سازی کرده و به طور نظام‌مند چالش‌های زبانی، فرهنگی و زمینه‌ای را در طول فرایند بومی‌سازی مستندسازی نموده است. یافته‌ها بینش‌های روشی ارزشمندی برای پژوهشگران در زمینه بومی‌سازی ابزارهای HRQOL فراهم می‌کند و شواهد کیفی معتبری درباره استفاده از پرسشنامه MLHFQ برای اردو‌زبانان در پاکستان ارائه می‌دهد.

Driver monitoring systems (DMS) are increasingly used to sustain attention during partially automated driving, but existing measures do not assess how drivers experience the supervisory tone of DMS feedback. Drawing on parenting-style theory, we developed the Driver Monitoring System User Experience (DMS-UX) Scale and tested whether systems varying in demandingness and responsiveness produced distinct user experience profiles. Across two samples, 501 licensed U.S. drivers completed a between-subjects online vignette experiment and were randomly assigned to an authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or uninvolved DMS. Scale development began with 80 items in Sample 1 ( n = 319). Exploratory factor analysis and item response theory yielded a 16-item, four-factor solution, which was tested in an independent Sample 2 ( n = 182) using confirmatory factor analysis. Inspection of factor loadings and residual correlations led to the removal of one poorly performing item and a refined 15-item model with comparative and residual fit emerged. The observed factors were Perceived Usage Benefits, Perceived System Judgment, Perceived Salience and Clarity, and Perceived Supportiveness. Internal consistency was good (McDonald's ω = 0.770–0.915; Cronbach's α = 0.745–0.914), and indices supported internal construct differentiation. Confirmatory model fit was mixed but improved after refinement (CFI = 0.916, TLI = 0.894, RMSEA = 0.097, SRMR = 0.073), providing qualified support for the four-factor structure. Monitoring style had a large multivariate effect on DMS-UX scores, Pillai's trace = 0.481, F (12, 1488) = 23.65, p < 0.001. Styles differed in perceived judgment, salience and clarity, and supportiveness, but not perceived usage benefits. The DMS-UX offers an initial descriptive instrument for comparing drivers' experiences of DMS supervisory feedback, though behavioral, longitudinal, and cross-cultural validation is needed before using it to infer safety outcomes or identify an optimal monitoring style.

سامانه‌های پایش راننده (DMS) به طور فزاینده‌ای برای حفظ توجه در حین رانندگی نیمه‌خودکار مورد استفاده قرار می‌گیرند، اما سنجه‌های موجود نحوه تجربه رانندگان از لحن نظارتی بازخورد DMS را ارزیابی نمی‌کنند. با بهره‌گیری از نظریه سبک‌های فرزندپروری، مقیاس تجربه کاربری سامانه پایش راننده (DMS-UX) را توسعه دادیم و بررسی کردیم که آیا سامانه‌هایی با سطوح متفاوتی از مطالبه‌گری و پاسخ‌دهی، پروفایل‌های تجربه کاربری متمایزی ایجاد می‌کنند یا خیر. در دو نمونه، ۵۰۱ راننده دارای گواهینامه در ایالات متحده آمریکا در یک آزمایش آنلاین بین‌گروهی مبتنی بر سناریو شرکت کردند و به طور تصادفی به یکی از چهار سبک DMS مستبدانه، مقتدرانه، سهل‌گیر یا بی‌تفاوت تخصیص یافتند. توسعه مقیاس با ۸۰ گویه در نمونه اول (n = 319) آغاز شد. تحلیل عاملی اکتشافی و نظریه پاسخ به گویه به راه‌حل چهارعاملی ۱۶ گویه‌ای منجر شد که در نمونه مستقل دوم (n = 182) با تحلیل عاملی تأییدی آزمون شد. بررسی بارهای عاملی و همبستگی‌های باقیمانده به حذف یک گویه با عملکرد ضعیف و ظهور مدل اصلاح‌شده ۱۵ گویه‌ای با برازش مقایسه‌ای و باقیمانده منجر شد. عوامل مشاهده‌شده شامل منافع ادراک‌شده استفاده، قضاوت ادراک‌شده سامانه، برجستگی و وضوح ادراک‌شده، و حمایتگری ادراک‌شده بودند. انسجام درونی مطلوب بود (ω مک‌دونالد = ۰٫۷۷۰ تا ۰٫۹۱۵؛ آلفای کرونباخ = ۰٫۷۴۵ تا ۰٫۹۱۴) و شاخص‌ها از تمایز ساختاری درونی حمایت کردند. برازش مدل تأییدی متوسط بود اما پس از اصلاح بهبود یافت (CFI = 0.916، TLI = 0.894، RMSEA = 0.097، SRMR = 0.073) و حمایت مشروطی از ساختار چهارعاملی فراهم کرد. سبک پایش اثر چندمتغیره بزرگی بر نمرات DMS-UX داشت (Pillai's trace = 0.481، F (12, 1488) = 23.65، p < 0.001). سبک‌ها در قضاوت ادراک‌شده، برجستگی و وضوح، و حمایتگری تفاوت داشتند اما در منافع ادراک‌شده استفاده تفاوتی نداشتند. DMS-UX ابزاری توصیفی اولیه برای مقایسه تجربه رانندگان از بازخورد نظارتی DMS ارائه می‌دهد، هرچند اعتبارسنجی رفتاری، طولی و بین‌فرهنگی پیش از استفاده برای استنتاج پیامدهای ایمنی یا شناسایی سبک پایش بهینه مورد نیاز است.