Accountability issues in testing academic literacy: The case of the Test of Academic Literacy for Postgraduate Students (TALPS)
Applied linguists should strive to ensure that the tests they design and use are not only fair and socially acceptable, but also have positive effects – this, in light of the fact that tests can sometimes have far-reaching and often detrimental effects on test-takers. What this paper will attempt...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2015-03-01
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Series: | Perspectives in Education |
Online Access: | http://196.255.246.28/index.php/pie/article/view/1894 |