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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Progress in international reading literacy study"”.
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Empirical Evaluation for Gender-Based DIF in an International Assessment: The Case of PIRLS
This study investigated gender differential item functioning (DIF) in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in the 2016 cycle. This is because there is no empirical review of gender DIF in this test. The DIF analyses were conducted within and across three countries which …
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Teaching literacy and language in a functioning Western Cape quintile one school : a grade one case study
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides compelling evidence that many learners fail to achieve at the required grade level in South African primary schools. Although there are various factors that might contribute to this, the teaching and classroom practices of the …
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Englannin kielen käytön määrän yhteys 4.–5.-luokkalaisten PIRLS-lukutaitoon – tarkastelunäkökulmana kielen virallinen status
Kielen statuksella on ollut merkitystä kielivalintaan ja -ympäristöön kautta aikojen, määrittäen maan julkisten palveluiden ja koulutuksen kielen. Yhä monikielisemmän yhteiskunnan myötä monet lapset käyvät koulua ja opettelevat lukemaan muulla kuin omalla kotikielellään. Englannin kieli on levinnyt …
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The nature of parental involvement in literacy activities of low achieving learners in disadvantaged contexts at a selected primary school in the Western Cape
Literacy levels measured against national and international tests indicate that South African learners are performing poorly. Literacy skills are critical in the development of learners, and research suggests that parents play an important role in enhancing these skills. The study takes into …
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Words Can Change Worlds: An impact evaluation of Shine Literacy
The recent Progress in International Reading Literacy Study and The Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality reports painted a dire picture of South Africa’s literacy situation: 80% of Grade 4 learners were rendered unable to read for meaning and 27% of Grade 6 …
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The influence of schooling conditions and teaching practices on curriculum implementation for Grade 4 reading literacy development
The findings of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006 highlighted concerns about support for and the quality of reading literacy teaching in South African primary schools. In South Africa there is a paucity of research outlining schooling conditions and teachers’ reading …
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Read, write, develop: The social and economic impact of literacy in South Africa
The topic of literacy has received a decent amount of attention over the years both academically and from various institutions and forums across the globe. The increased focus on addressing illiteracy drove the global illiteracy rate down from 40% in 1970 to 25% in 1990. Initiatives to promote …
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Dealing with Sparse Rater Scoring of Constructed Responses within a Framework of a Latent Class Signal Detection Model
In many assessment situations that use a constructed-response (CR) item, an examinee's response is evaluated by only one rater, which is called a single rater design. For example, in a classroom assessment practice, only one teacher grades each student's performance. While single rater designs are …