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The Queensland Core Skills Test: Implications For The Mathematical Sciences, Gabrielle Matters, Ken Gray
The Queensland Core Skills Test: Implications For The Mathematical Sciences, Gabrielle Matters, Ken Gray
Dr Gabrielle Matters
No abstract provided.
Educational Attainment And Participation In Training, Phil Mckenzie, Mike Long
Educational Attainment And Participation In Training, Phil Mckenzie, Mike Long
Dr Phillip McKenzie
The relationship between prior educational attainment and participation in formal and On-the-Job Training (OJT) in Australia was examined through an analysis of unit record data from the 1993 Survey of Training and Education that was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Univariate analyses were performed to document employee participation by level of educational attainment in three different types of training activities: external training, in-house training, and OJT. Multivariate analyses were then conducted to separate the effect of educational attainment from other variables (for example, age and occupation) that might affect training participation. Educational attainment was found to have a …
The Judgements Of Language-Trained Raters And Doctors In A Test Of English For Health Professionals, Tom Lumley
The Judgements Of Language-Trained Raters And Doctors In A Test Of English For Health Professionals, Tom Lumley
Dr Tom Lumley
Research to date has produced conflicting findings concerning the relative harshness and other characteristics of language- trained raters versus 'naive' native speaker or occupational expert raters. This question is considered in the context of a recent standard- setting project carried out for the Occupational English Test, an occupation specific test of English for overseas- trained health professionals. 20 audio recordings of role plays from recent administrations of the tests were each rated by 10 trained ESL raters and 10 medical practitioners. Broad similarities in judgements indicate reliance on ESL-trained raters can be justified.
An Exploration Of Validity And Reliability That Tolerates Distinct Privileges: Standardisation And Contextualised Judgments, Gabrielle Matters, J Pitman, J O'Brien
An Exploration Of Validity And Reliability That Tolerates Distinct Privileges: Standardisation And Contextualised Judgments, Gabrielle Matters, J Pitman, J O'Brien
Dr Gabrielle Matters
No abstract provided.