The National Benchmark Test in Academic Literacy: How might it be used to support teaching in higher education?

The National Benchmark Test in Academic Literacy is designed to assess the ability of first-year students to cope with the typical language-of-instruction, academic reading and reasoning demands they will face on entry to higher education. Drawing on quantitative data, this paper reports on the over...

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Published in:	Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 3 - 22
Main Author:	Cliff, Alan
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2015
Subjects:	Language exams Language ability testing Reasoning Higher education Education South Africa
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