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Download full textOwen, Nathaniel; Shrestha, Prithvi N.; Hultgren, Anna Kristina – ETS Research Report Series, 2021
This project examined academic reading in two contrasting English as a medium of instruction (EMI) university settings in Nepal and Sweden and the unique challenges facing students who are studying in a language other than their primary language. The motivation for the project was to explore the role of high-stakes testing in EMI contexts and the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Reading Tests, Language of Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing
Direct linkKjellén, Emma; Laakso, Katja; Henriksson, Ingrid – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Few studies have investigated how people with aphasia (PWA) experience literacy skills. Taking the insider's perspective is a way to increase understanding of the individual experiences of literacy among PWA, which may have clinical implications. Aims: To describe how literacy, i.e., reading and writing, is experienced in everyday life…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Neurological Impairments
Tengberg, Michael; Olin-Scheller, Christina – Education Inquiry, 2013
This article investigates the potential for developing advanced reading and interpretative skills in Swedish secondary school. Over six weeks, four separate study groups in seventh grade participated in an intervention study. The purpose was to gather more knowledge about how different teaching strategies affect students' development of advanced…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Reading Instruction, Interpretive Skills, Comparative Analysis
OECD Publishing, 2014
The Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will establish technical standards and guidelines to ensure that the survey design and implementation processes of PIAAC yield high-quality and internationally comparable data. This document provides a revised version of the technical standards and guidelines originally…
Descriptors: Adults, International Assessment, Adult Literacy, Competence
