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ERIC Number: EJ439685
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0782
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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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Zimbabwe