Thesis
Evaluating the validity and comparability of PIRLS 2016 in South Africa
- Abstract:
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Large-scale assessments of reading, such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), are useful for understanding reading development. PIRLS aims to provide valid and reliable assessments of reading across multiple countries. However, the extreme range in reading achievement outcomes, from the very high performance of some countries to the very low performance of others, creates substantial disparities across countries that threaten the validity, reliability, and fairn...
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+ El-Masri, Y
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Role:
Supervisor
ORCID:
0000-0003-2811-2840
+ Murphy, V
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Role:
Supervisor
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English
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- Deposit date:
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2024-09-10
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- Kayton, HL
- Copyright date:
- 2024
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