Analysing test scripts to develop language materials in the Solomon Islands

Quinn, M

Analysing test scripts to develop language materials in the Solomon Islands

Quinn, M

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Linguistics and Education, 2021, 65, pp. 100983-100983
Issue Date:: 2021-10-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Quinn, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1518-2623
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-03T02:23:38Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-03T02:23:38Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	Linguistics and Education, 2021, 65, pp. 100983-100983
dc.identifier.issn	0898-5898
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151325
dc.description.abstract	This paper reports on a case study from the Solomon Islands where national testing indicates poor performance in English literacy, particularly in the ability to write continuous text. Analysis of a sample of scripts was undertaken using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to reveal weakness in the ability to elaborate on events within writing. Teaching and learning materials were subsequently developed using the results of the analysis, drawing on pedagogy associated with SFL. This study illustrates how a principled framework might be used to support the development of both students’ and teachers’ knowledge of language.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Linguistics and Education
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.linged.2021.100983
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1303 Specialist Studies in Education, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, 2004 Linguistics
dc.subject.classification	Languages & Linguistics
dc.title	Analysing test scripts to develop language materials in the Solomon Islands
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	65
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences
utslib.for	2004 Linguistics
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-11-03T02:23:36Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	65

Abstract:

This paper reports on a case study from the Solomon Islands where national testing indicates poor performance in English literacy, particularly in the ability to write continuous text. Analysis of a sample of scripts was undertaken using Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to reveal weakness in the ability to elaborate on events within writing. Teaching and learning materials were subsequently developed using the results of the analysis, drawing on pedagogy associated with SFL. This study illustrates how a principled framework might be used to support the development of both students’ and teachers’ knowledge of language.

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