{"id":6477,"date":"2021-11-30T13:36:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/multilingual-academic-literacy-testing\/"},"modified":"2021-11-30T13:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T13:36:21","slug":"multilingual-academic-literacy-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sadilar.org\/en\/multilingual-academic-literacy-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards multilingual academic literacy testing for Secondary and Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"googlefontscall\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pagebuilderckparams\" data-colorpalettefromtemplate=\"\" data-colorpalettefromsettings=\",,,,\" data-styles=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rowck ckstack3 ckstack2 ckstack1 uick-sortable\" id=\"row_ID1638279331714\" data-gutter=\"2%\" data-nb=\"1\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<style class=\"ckcolumnwidth\">[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"1\"]:not(.ckadvancedlayout) [data-width=\"100\"] {width:100%;}[data-gutter=\"2%\"][data-nb=\"1\"].ckadvancedlayout [data-width=\"100\"] {width:100%;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"inner animate clearfix\">\n<div class=\"blockck\" id=\"block_ID1638279331714\" data-real-width=\"100%\" data-width=\"100\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ckstyle\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"inner animate resizable\">\n<div class=\"innercontent uick-sortable\">\n<div id=\"ID1638279331735\" class=\"cktype\" data-type=\"text\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"tab_effects ckprops\" fieldslist=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tab_blocstyles ckprops\" blocbackgroundpositionend=\"100\" blocbackgrounddirection=\"topbottom\" blocbackgroundimageattachment=\"scroll\" blocbackgroundimagerepeat=\"no-repeat\" blocbackgroundimagesize=\"auto\" blocbordertopstyle=\"solid\" blocborderrightstyle=\"solid\" blocborderbottomstyle=\"solid\" blocborderleftstyle=\"solid\" blocbordersstyle=\"solid\" blocshadowinset=\"0\" fieldslist=\"blocbackgroundpositionend,blocbackgrounddirection,blocbackgroundimageattachment,blocbackgroundimagerepeat,blocbackgroundimagesize,blocalignementleft,blocalignementcenter,blocalignementright,blocalignementjustify,blocbordertopstyle,blocborderrightstyle,blocborderbottomstyle,blocborderleftstyle,blocbordersstyle,blocshadowinset\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tab_edition ckprops\" fieldslist=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ckstyle\">\n<style><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cktext inner\" style=\"position: relative;\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<p><strong>Project Type: <\/strong>Node<br \/><strong>Project Start Date: <\/strong>1 January 2020&nbsp;<br \/><strong>Project Status:<\/strong> In Progress<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Aims:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Develop a translation protocol for academic literacy tests (this protocol will also consider the possibility of bias in translations) and translate and refine academic literacy tests for the following languages English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Setswana and Sesotho<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Deliverables:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Literature Survey<\/li>\n<li>Report on translation\/transaction protocol for academic literacy tests<\/li>\n<li>Translation\/Transcreation Methodology<\/li>\n<li>Report on method of adaptation and back translation (the latter in particular for quality assurance)<\/li>\n<li>Development of translation protocol<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative and Qualitative Procedures<\/li>\n<li>Statistical analyses; differences in terms of reliability-alpha values-for purpose of test equivalence; t-tests for mean score differences; differences in item properties (facility value and discrimination indexes); factor analyses<\/li>\n<li>Interviews; translation experts and tests experts for translation protocol and interpretation of results- this is particular important to check for bias<\/li>\n<li>Extension of SADiLaR platform<\/li>\n<li>Translation of tests and training materials<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>10.1 Twenty (x20) Tests for Higher Education<\/p>\n<p>10.2 Fifty (x50) Tests for Secondary Education<\/p>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>Academic Output<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>11.1 Conference &#8211; Two [Once (x1) local; One (x1) International]<\/p>\n<p>11.2 Academic Articles &#8211; Two (x2) [accredited scientific journals]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ckstyle\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Type: NodeProject Start Date: 1 January 2020&nbsp;Project Status: In Progress &nbsp; 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