William S Pearson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6058909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William S Pearson |
| GIVEN NAMES | William S |
| FAMILY NAME | Pearson |
| SIGNATURE | PEARSON W S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0768-8461 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A bibliometric analysis of research into the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
This study provides a bibliometric analysis of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) research from 1989 to 2024, incorporating 641 research documents. Among these, 482 were obtained from five online indices (Web of Science, Scopus, ERIC, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar) and 159 were identified manually (including 146 studies sponsored by the IELTS co-owners). The analysis focuses on patterns and trends in research topics, methodological…
Co‐Authorship in Applied Linguistics Research
It has been 18 years since Greene's featured article in Nature , T he demise of the lone author . In that time, there have been enormous shifts in how educational research has been conducted, with a move towards greater teamworking, anecdotally evident from author bylines in published documents. This bibliometric study investigates patterns of co‐authorship (as a form of research collaboration) in applied linguistics across academic journals, cou…
How do language education researchers attend to quality in qualitative studies
The steady expansion in qualitative research in the area of language education over the last two decades indicates the growing recognition of its importance to investigating issues of language teaching and learning. Along with this recognition, understanding and assessing the quality of qualitative studies in this area has gained increasing significance. Addressing this concern, in this research synthesis, we qualitatively explore how 236 qualita…
Affective, behavioural, and cognitive engagement with written feedback on second language writing
There is growing interest in multi-dimensional approaches for investigating student engagement with written feedback (WF), drawing and building on prior theoretical work carried out both within and beyond second language teaching and learning. It is thought that understandings of developing L2 writers’ affective, behavioural, and cognitive processes and responses explain the utility they gain from WF. The present study constitutes a systematic me…
Racial, Ethnic, and Rural/Urban Disparities in HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in South Carolina
Transition markers in Qatari university students' argumentative writing
The current cross-linguistic study compares university students' use of transition markers (addition, compare/contrast, and consequence markers) in their L1 Arabic and L2 English argumentative writing. It also explores students' metalinguistic understanding of transition markers (TMs) through writing conversation interviews. We analysed the Qatari Corpus of Argumentative Writing (QCAW), which comprises 390 texts in L1 Arabic and L2 English writte…
Test review
Many candidates undertaking high-stakes English language proficiency tests for academic enrolment do not achieve the results they need for reasons including linguistic unreadiness, test unpreparedness, illness, an unfavourable configuration of tasks, or administrative and marking errors. Owing to the importance of meeting goals or out of a belief that original test performance was satisfactory, some individuals query their results, while others g…
Congenital Syphilis in the Medicaid Program
Metadiscourse in academic writing
Student Engagement with Teacher Written Feedback on Rehearsal Essays Undertaken in Preparation for IELTS
Due to pressure to meet goals, some test-takers preparing for the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Writing test solicit written feedback (WF) from an expert provider on their rehearsal essays, in order to identify and close gaps in performance. The extent self-directed candidates are able to utilize written feedback to enhance their language and writing skills in simulated Task 2 essays has yet to be investigated. The present…
The predictive validity of the Academic IELTS test
Despite an abundance of studies that address the fundamental issue of the relationship between students’ IELTS results and their academic performance, findings remain inconclusive. One reason for this are variations in research design, notably in how researchers collect, analyse, and interpret data, and report their findings. The present study constitutes a critical methodological synthesis of 32 published IELTS predictive validity studies. The r…
Quoted speech in linguistics research article titles
This paper investigates the uses and scholarly impact of quoted/direct speech in research article titles (e.g., "I Know I'm Generalizing but...": How Teachers' Perceptions Influence ESL Learner Placement ) across the 50 highest-listed linguistics journals according to Clarivate Analytics’ inCites Journal Citation Reports . The aims of the study were to: (1) uncover the prevalence of titles featuring quoted speech between 1980 and 2019, (2) descri…
How Do Asian Candidates Fare in IELTS? A Look at 15 Years of Performance Data
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and its Asian test-takers have shared a heightening interdependency over the previous two decades. In order to achieve ambitions for an international education at Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and UK universities, growing numbers of Asian prospective international students, particularly from China and India, find themselves required to undertake IELTS to demonstrate evidence of the suffic…
Mapping English language proficiency cut-off scores and pre-sessional EAP programmes in UK higher education
Research article titles in written feedback on English as a second language writing
Willingness to Use Health Insurance at a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Objectives. To survey patients of publicly funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics across the United States about their willingness to use health insurance for their visit. Methods. In 2013, we identified STD clinics in 21 US metropolitan statistical areas with the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance reports. Patients attending the identified STD clinic…
Continuing Need for Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics After the Affordable Care Act
Objectives. We assessed the characteristics of sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients, their reasons for seeking health services in STD clinics, and their access to health care in other venues. Methods. In 2013, we surveyed persons who used publicly funded STD clinics in 21 US cities with the highest STD morbidity. Results. Of the 4364 STD clinic patients we surveyed, 58.5% were younger than 30 years, 72.5% were non-White, and 49.9% w…
Cumulative Childhood Stress and Autoimmune Diseases in Adults
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether childhood traumatic stress increased the risk of developing autoimmune diseases as an adult. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of 15,357 adult health maintenance organization members enrolled in the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study from 1995 to 1997 in San Diego, California, and eligible for follow-up through 2005. ACEs included childhood physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; witnessing domestic violence;…
The impact of obesity on time spent with the provider and number of medications managed during office-based physician visits using a cross-sectional, national health survey
Time spent with the provider was found to be greater among visits with obese patients, but not significantly different from visits with non-obese patients. The number of medications for each visit was found to be significantly greater for visits where the patient was considered to be obese. Increased time for the visit and increased numbers of medication for each visit translate into increased costs. These findings document the impact of obesity …
Relationship Between Continuity of Care and Diabetes Control
Objectives. We examined the relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control. Methods. We analyzed data on 1400 adults with diabetes who took part in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We examined the relationship of continuity of care with glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control. Results. Continuity of care was associated with both acceptable and optimal levels of glycemic control. Continuity was not asso…
Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing for Bronchitis and Upper Respiratory Infections Among Adults and Children
Objectives. This study examined antimicrobial prescribing patterns for adults and children with bronchitis or upper respiratory infections (URIs) before and after release of nationally disseminated pediatric practice recommendations. Methods. Data from the 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were used to evaluate prescriptions for antimicrobials for URIs and bronchitis. Results. From 1993 to 1999, the proportion of …
The psychoaggressive stages of psychological development in an authority-based socialization process
Relationship Between Continuity of Care and Diabetes Control
Objectives. We examined the relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control. Methods. We analyzed data on 1400 adults with diabetes who took part in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We examined the relationship of continuity of care with glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control. Results. Continuity of care was associated with both acceptable and optimal levels of glycemic control. Continuity was not asso…
How do language education researchers attend to quality in qualitative studies
The steady expansion in qualitative research in the area of language education over the last two decades indicates the growing recognition of its importance to investigating issues of language teaching and learning. Along with this recognition, understanding and assessing the quality of qualitative studies in this area has gained increasing significance. Addressing this concern, in this research synthesis, we qualitatively explore how 236 qualita…
Continuing Need for Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics After the Affordable Care Act
Objectives. We assessed the characteristics of sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients, their reasons for seeking health services in STD clinics, and their access to health care in other venues. Methods. In 2013, we surveyed persons who used publicly funded STD clinics in 21 US cities with the highest STD morbidity. Results. Of the 4364 STD clinic patients we surveyed, 58.5% were younger than 30 years, 72.5% were non-White, and 49.9% w…
Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing for Bronchitis and Upper Respiratory Infections Among Adults and Children
Objectives. This study examined antimicrobial prescribing patterns for adults and children with bronchitis or upper respiratory infections (URIs) before and after release of nationally disseminated pediatric practice recommendations. Methods. Data from the 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were used to evaluate prescriptions for antimicrobials for URIs and bronchitis. Results. From 1993 to 1999, the proportion of …
The psychoaggressive stages of psychological development in an authority-based socialization process
Trends in Antimicrobial Prescribing for Bronchitis and Upper Respiratory Infections Among Adults and Children
Objectives. This study examined antimicrobial prescribing patterns for adults and children with bronchitis or upper respiratory infections (URIs) before and after release of nationally disseminated pediatric practice recommendations. Methods. Data from the 1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were used to evaluate prescriptions for antimicrobials for URIs and bronchitis. Results. From 1993 to 1999, the proportion of …
Relationship Between Continuity of Care and Diabetes Control
Objectives. We examined the relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control. Methods. We analyzed data on 1400 adults with diabetes who took part in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We examined the relationship of continuity of care with glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control. Results. Continuity of care was associated with both acceptable and optimal levels of glycemic control. Continuity was not asso…
Cumulative Childhood Stress and Autoimmune Diseases in Adults
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether childhood traumatic stress increased the risk of developing autoimmune diseases as an adult. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of 15,357 adult health maintenance organization members enrolled in the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study from 1995 to 1997 in San Diego, California, and eligible for follow-up through 2005. ACEs included childhood physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; witnessing domestic violence;…
The impact of obesity on time spent with the provider and number of medications managed during office-based physician visits using a cross-sectional, national health survey
Time spent with the provider was found to be greater among visits with obese patients, but not significantly different from visits with non-obese patients. The number of medications for each visit was found to be significantly greater for visits where the patient was considered to be obese. Increased time for the visit and increased numbers of medication for each visit translate into increased costs. These findings document the impact of obesity …
Continuing Need for Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics After the Affordable Care Act
Objectives. We assessed the characteristics of sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic patients, their reasons for seeking health services in STD clinics, and their access to health care in other venues. Methods. In 2013, we surveyed persons who used publicly funded STD clinics in 21 US cities with the highest STD morbidity. Results. Of the 4364 STD clinic patients we surveyed, 58.5% were younger than 30 years, 72.5% were non-White, and 49.9% w…
Willingness to Use Health Insurance at a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Objectives. To survey patients of publicly funded sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics across the United States about their willingness to use health insurance for their visit. Methods. In 2013, we identified STD clinics in 21 US metropolitan statistical areas with the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance reports. Patients attending the identified STD clinic…
Mapping English language proficiency cut-off scores and pre-sessional EAP programmes in UK higher education
Research article titles in written feedback on English as a second language writing
The predictive validity of the Academic IELTS test
Despite an abundance of studies that address the fundamental issue of the relationship between students’ IELTS results and their academic performance, findings remain inconclusive. One reason for this are variations in research design, notably in how researchers collect, analyse, and interpret data, and report their findings. The present study constitutes a critical methodological synthesis of 32 published IELTS predictive validity studies. The r…
Quoted speech in linguistics research article titles
This paper investigates the uses and scholarly impact of quoted/direct speech in research article titles (e.g., "I Know I'm Generalizing but...": How Teachers' Perceptions Influence ESL Learner Placement ) across the 50 highest-listed linguistics journals according to Clarivate Analytics’ inCites Journal Citation Reports . The aims of the study were to: (1) uncover the prevalence of titles featuring quoted speech between 1980 and 2019, (2) descri…
How Do Asian Candidates Fare in IELTS? A Look at 15 Years of Performance Data
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and its Asian test-takers have shared a heightening interdependency over the previous two decades. In order to achieve ambitions for an international education at Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and UK universities, growing numbers of Asian prospective international students, particularly from China and India, find themselves required to undertake IELTS to demonstrate evidence of the suffic…
Student Engagement with Teacher Written Feedback on Rehearsal Essays Undertaken in Preparation for IELTS
Due to pressure to meet goals, some test-takers preparing for the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Writing test solicit written feedback (WF) from an expert provider on their rehearsal essays, in order to identify and close gaps in performance. The extent self-directed candidates are able to utilize written feedback to enhance their language and writing skills in simulated Task 2 essays has yet to be investigated. The present…
Racial, Ethnic, and Rural/Urban Disparities in HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in South Carolina
Transition markers in Qatari university students' argumentative writing
The current cross-linguistic study compares university students' use of transition markers (addition, compare/contrast, and consequence markers) in their L1 Arabic and L2 English argumentative writing. It also explores students' metalinguistic understanding of transition markers (TMs) through writing conversation interviews. We analysed the Qatari Corpus of Argumentative Writing (QCAW), which comprises 390 texts in L1 Arabic and L2 English writte…
Test review
Many candidates undertaking high-stakes English language proficiency tests for academic enrolment do not achieve the results they need for reasons including linguistic unreadiness, test unpreparedness, illness, an unfavourable configuration of tasks, or administrative and marking errors. Owing to the importance of meeting goals or out of a belief that original test performance was satisfactory, some individuals query their results, while others g…
Congenital Syphilis in the Medicaid Program
Metadiscourse in academic writing
Affective, behavioural, and cognitive engagement with written feedback on second language writing
There is growing interest in multi-dimensional approaches for investigating student engagement with written feedback (WF), drawing and building on prior theoretical work carried out both within and beyond second language teaching and learning. It is thought that understandings of developing L2 writers’ affective, behavioural, and cognitive processes and responses explain the utility they gain from WF. The present study constitutes a systematic me…
Co‐Authorship in Applied Linguistics Research
It has been 18 years since Greene's featured article in Nature , T he demise of the lone author . In that time, there have been enormous shifts in how educational research has been conducted, with a move towards greater teamworking, anecdotally evident from author bylines in published documents. This bibliometric study investigates patterns of co‐authorship (as a form of research collaboration) in applied linguistics across academic journals, cou…
How do language education researchers attend to quality in qualitative studies
The steady expansion in qualitative research in the area of language education over the last two decades indicates the growing recognition of its importance to investigating issues of language teaching and learning. Along with this recognition, understanding and assessing the quality of qualitative studies in this area has gained increasing significance. Addressing this concern, in this research synthesis, we qualitatively explore how 236 qualita…
A bibliometric analysis of research into the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
This study provides a bibliometric analysis of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) research from 1989 to 2024, incorporating 641 research documents. Among these, 482 were obtained from five online indices (Web of Science, Scopus, ERIC, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar) and 159 were identified manually (including 146 studies sponsored by the IELTS co-owners). The analysis focuses on patterns and trends in research topics, methodological…
Medicine (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Health care (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Student Assessment and Feedback (6 works)