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Download full textAlbert Weideman; Tobie van Dyk – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2023
This contribution investigates gains in technical economy in measuring language ability by considering one recurrent interest of JD Brown: cloze tests. In the various versions of the Test of Academic Literacy Levels (TALL), its Sesotho and Afrikaans (Toets van Akademiese Geletterdheidsvlakke -- TAG) counterparts, as well as related other tests…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Language Aptitude, Cloze Procedure, Reading Tests
Direct linkWilsenach, Carien; Schaefer, Maxine – Language Testing, 2022
Multilingualism in education is encouraged in South Africa, and children are expected to become bilingual and biliterate during the early primary grades. Much focus has been placed on measuring literacy in children's first language, often the medium of instruction (MOI), and English, the language typically used as MOI from fourth grade. However,…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension
