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Download full textJuan Mendelsohn Ontong – South African Journal of Education, 2024
The use of linguistic features in school assessments, as well as the impact of these factors on the outcome of assessments have received limited attention in the literature. With this study I aimed to analyse linguistic features of accounting examinations. A quantitative technique, using tests for correlation, was employed to analyse the Grade 12…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Administration Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Certification
Sinethemba Mthimkhulu; Karen Roux; Maryke Mihai – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: PIRLS 2021 results revealed that South African Grade 4 learners performed significantly lower compared to other countries in reading comprehension and that they did not reach the standardised international mean score of 500. It was also evident from the results that English learners performed relatively higher than isiZulu learners.…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Grade 4, Reading Comprehension, Scores
Cekiso, Madoda – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2012
The aim of this study was to examine the reading strategies used by Grade 11 English Second Language (ESL) learners and the possible effects of reading instruction on their reading comprehension and strategy awareness. A quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design was used. The participants included a total of 60 Grade 11…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Grade 11
van Rooyen, Danielle; Jordaan, Heila – South African Journal of Education, 2009
Language for academic purposes is an important concept, not always recognised and developed within the education system. The ability to use language for learning can be difficult for individuals who are educated in a second language. They are required to master complex concepts in a language they are still acquiring. We aimed to discover how…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Sentences, Secondary School Students
