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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Omidire, M. F.; Bouwer, A. C.; Jordaan, J. C. – Perspectives in Education, 2011
Many learners with an additional language (AL) as their language of learning and teaching (LoLT) have not acquired the level of proficiency required for them to demonstrate their knowledge and achieve the desired outcome on assessment tasks given in that language. Using instruments designed for fully fluent learners and covertly including…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Second Languages, Curriculum Based Assessment, Alternative Assessment
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Bouwer, Cecilia; Du Toit, Cecilia – Perspectives in Education, 2009
We report on a qualitative study that explored the influence of transitional factors on the reading practices of early adolescents in their progress from primary to secondary school. It is hypothesised that the measure in which they adapt to changed psychosocial conditions after primary school not only influences their academic and social…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Adolescents, Grade 8, Reading Skills
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Julie, Cyril; Mbekwa, Monde – Perspectives in Education, 2005
Contexts are currently enjoying much prominence in school mathematics. Generally, the contextual issues and situations learners are exposed to and deal with in Mathematical Literacy are, with good reason, determined by curriculum, learning resource and test designers. This article reports on a study that investigated contexts that learners would…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Numeracy, Indigenous Knowledge, Mathematics Skills