relativity n
see linguistic relativity
relativization n
in syntax, the process by which a relative clause is derived from an under-
lying non-relative clause.
relearningn
the regaining of lost language when individuals encounter a language they
once knew but appeared to have forgotten. Among psychologists there is
general agreement that information once learned is never truly lost but
rather becomes increasingly inaccessible with disuse. The savings paradigm
investigates differences in the rate of learning previously known information
compared to completely new information.
see also language attrition
reliability n
(in testing) a measure of the degree to which a test gives consistent results.
A test is said to be reliable if it gives the same results when it is given on
different occasions or when it is used by different people.
see also alternate-form reliability, split-half reliability, internal
consistency reliability, Spearman-Brown (prophecy) formula
reliability coefficientn
a numerical index of test reliability that can be obtained by correlating two
sets of scores on parallel tests, repeated test administrations, or the two
halves of a test. Theoretically its values range between 0.0 and +1.0.
reliability indexn
an estimate of the correlation between the actual observed scores and the
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:
repair