DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT LITERACY

LITERACY ASSESSMENT PRACTICES (LAP) IN SELECTED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Towards Guidelines for the Improvement of Literacy Assessment in Developing Countries: Conceptual Dimensions Based on the LAP Project

Developing a Web-Based Literacy Learning Environment

A Systems Approach for Developing Technological Literacy

In order to examine the implications of applying a teaching strategy that integrates a systems approach and project-based learning (PBL), it was implemented in two courses. The objective of the first course was to train preservice teachers to teach the subject of “science and technology for all.” The second course was an introductory freshman course in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Thi...

Developing the information literacy self-efficacy scale

Purpose – The main aim of this paper is to describe the development of a scale designed to measure self-efficacy for information literacy. Design/methodology/approach – Cronbach’s alpha, item analysis and item discrimination indices, principal component analysis, varimax rotation, and discriminant validity were used to measure reliability and validity of the scale. A 28-item refined version of ...

Developing linguistic literacy: a comprehensive model.

This is a position paper modelling the domain of linguistic literacy and its development through the life span. It aims to provide a framework for the analysis of language development in the school years, integrating sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic notions of variation, language awareness, and literacy in a comprehensive model. The paper focuses on those aspects of literacy competence that...