A New Approach to the Assessment of Academic Literacy in a Zimbabwean Teachers' Training College.

Beveridge, M. C.; Johnson, D. F.

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ERIC Number: EJ439685

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Publication Date: 1991

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A New Approach to the Assessment of Academic Literacy in a Zimbabwean Teachers' Training College.

Beveridge, M. C.; Johnson, D. F.

Language and Education: An International Journal, v5 n1 p1-17 1991

It is argued that a shift from impressionistic measures of assessment to criterion-referenced measures provides a more detailed profile of the writing abilities of young adult writers. The usefulness of the Staged Assessments in Literacy (SAIL) scheme developed at the University of Manchester as a measure in multilingual settings is described. (45 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Multilingualism, Schools of Education, Writing Evaluation, Writing Skills, Written Language

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Zimbabwe

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