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ERIC Number: EJ587124
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1881
Making It Clear: A Review of Language Issues in Testing with Special Reference to the National Curriculum Mathematics Tests at Key Stage 2.
Shorrocks-Taylor, Diane; Hargreaves, Melanie
Educational Research, v41 n2 p123-36 Sum 1999
A literature review identified issues about math tests for 11-year olds in the British National Curriculum: layout of test questions, vocabulary and language used, illustrations, and readability of text. More data are needed about how students read and process the information in test questions. (SK)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Layout (Publications), Mathematical Vocabulary, Mathematics Tests, Readability, Test Construction, Test Items
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Wales