Towards a framework for accommodating linguistic diversity among learners in large-scale assessments: lessons learnt from the WCED Grade 8 assessment study
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2010
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.M.Makgamatha, K.Heugh, C.H.Prinsloo, L.Winnaar
KEYWORDS: ACHIEVEMENT, EDUCATION, GRADE 8, LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES ABILITY TESTING, LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 6455
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/4159
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/4159
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