ceiling effect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofceilingandeffect
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ceiling
noun
uk/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/us/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
the inside surface of a room that you can see when you look ...
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effect
noun
uk/ɪˈfekt/us/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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(Definition ofceilingandeffectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the first statement, opinions changed insignificantly, perhaps due to aceilingeffect(opinion in 1987 was already about as positive as it could be).
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The regression results were identical when children's performance in the blending tasks where theceilingeffectwas most pronounced was excluded in the regression models.
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The possibilities of statistical analysis of the adult data are limited due to theceilingeffect.
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In previous work, we found aceilingeffecton this task for 13- to 15-year-olds.
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Therefore, there was perhaps a tendency for aceilingeffecton the computer test resulting in a lack of differentiation among more able subjects.
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The data suggest that there is aceilingeffectin traditional classroom foreign language instruction.
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The long reading times at pretest provided sufficient room for improvement, without reaching aceilingeffecton either list.
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Only the oral vocabulary subtest was used because of aceilingeffectin the picture vocabulary subtest.
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Possibly a more severe drop in performance of controls might be disguised by thisceilingeffect.
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Aceilingeffectwas indicated for children in the upper 25% of the distributions on both forms after 26 or 27 months.
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The brevity of the list also contributes to a possibleceilingeffectafter 27 to 28 months, especially for high-ability children.
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This may well have created aceilingeffect, precluding the finding of differences between the two groups.
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Providing context support for the language identification judgment produced aceilingeffectfor the metalinguistically more sophisticated fourth and sixth graders.
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However, the use of response accuracy may generate a problem ofceilingeffect, especially in the naming of high-frequency characters by students in higher grades.
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This was apparently due to aceilingeffectfor accuracy, because most subjects made no errors.
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There was, however, evidence of aceilingeffectfor mental disorder.
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This may be attributed to aceilingeffect.
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The "pre-puberty" group showed a strongceilingeffect, whereas the ratings for the "post-puberty" group were normally distributed.
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Given the high accuracy levels of the prototypical uses (95.08% and 97.61%), it was possible for the interaction to be an artifact of aceilingeffectfor the prototypical uses.
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