Sökning: "Swedish national tests of English"

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  1. 1. Teachers’ understanding and assessment of oral proficiency. A qualitative analysis of results from interviews with language teachers in Swedish lower secondary schools

    Författare :Maria Frisch; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; second language didactics; English; oral proficiency; national tests; performance assessment; teacher perception; intended and perceived curriculum;

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  3. 2. Investigating and Validating Spoken Interactional Competence: Rater Perspectives on a Swedish National Test of English

    Författare :Linda Borger; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interactional competence; Swedish national test of English; paired speaking test; Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR ; socio-cognitive validation framework;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to explore different aspects of validity evidence from the raters’ perspective in relation to a paired speaking test, part of a high-stakes national test of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in the Swedish upper secondary school. Three empirical studies were undertaken with the purpose of highlighting (1) the scoring process, (2) the construct underlying the test format, and (3) the setting and test administration. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Looking Beyond Scores. A Study of Rater Orientations and Ratings of Speaking

    Författare :Linda Borger; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; performance assessment; paired speaking test; rater orientations; rater variability; inter-rater reliability; The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR ; Swedish national tests of English;

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  5. 4. Academic Performance in Swedish Ninth Grade Students Treated for Brain Tumours

    Författare :Malin Lönnerblad; Eva Berglund; Klas Blomgren; Ingrid van’t Hooft; Lisa Thorell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School performance; academic performance; brain tumour; academic grades; national tests; delayed graduation; theoretical subjects; practical and aesthetic subjects; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate how children in Sweden treated for brain tumours performed in their ninth year at school compared with matched controls. The studies investigated grades and results from national tests in the theoretical subjects of Swedish, English, and mathematics; grades in the practical and aesthetic subjects of art, crafts, music, home and consumer studies, physical education and health; and the frequency of delayed graduation and qualification for school years 10-12 (corresponding to upper-secondary school or high school). LÄS MER

  7. 5. Interkulturell förståelse i engelskundervisning - en möjlighet

    Författare :Ulla Lundgren; Gunilla Svingby; Aud Marit Simensen; Utbildningsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; critical cultural awareness; citizenship education; curriculum theory; national guidelines; language teachers; intercultural communicative competence; Intercultural understanding; culture in foreign language teaching and learning; Pedagogy and didactics; Pedagogik; didaktik; critical cultural awareness.; citizenship education; curriculum theory; national guidelines; language teachers; intercultural communicative competence; Intercultural understanding; culture in foreign language teaching and learning; Pedagogy and didactics; Pedagogik; didaktik;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to examine the prospects of developing intercultural understanding through English as a foreign language (EFL) education in the Swedish comprehensive school. This overall aim is split into two subordinate aims: (1) to analyse and problematize the intercultural dimension of EFL as three discourses, research discourse, authority discourse and teacher discourse; (2) to relate the above discourses to each other in order to reveal a space for the interpretation of culture teaching and learning culture in EFL. LÄS MER