The National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination?

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dc.contributorSebolai, Kabelo
dc.contributor.authorLe Roux, Natalie
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-08T12:07:59Z
dc.date.available2017-11-08T12:07:59Z
dc.date.issued2017-02
dc.description.abstractThe National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination in South Africa is a standardised assessment whose main function is to determine whether Grade 12 learners have mastered subject knowledge at the culmination of their secondary education. Alongside this, the National Benchmark Test Project (NBTP) was introduced to develop the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) that are aimed at assessing the academic readiness of first time entry students to South African universities. This article explores the relationship between these two standardised assessments in the domain of mathematical/quantitative literacy. This is accomplished through a Pearson correlation analysis of 6,363 test scores obtained by Grade 12 learners on the NSC Mathematical Literacy examination and the Quantitative Literacy test of the NBT in 2012. The results reveal a curvilinear relationship between these two sets of results. This indicates that the two assessments are related but not identical, and the paper argues that their complementarity suggests the value of using performance information generated by both for access and placement.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLe Roux, N. (2017). The National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination?. <i>South African Journal of Education</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26062en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLe Roux, Natalie "The National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination?." <i>South African Journal of Education</i> (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26062en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLe Roux, N. 2017-02. The National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination?. South African Journal of Education.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2076-3433 (Online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Le Roux, Natalie AB - The National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination in South Africa is a standardised assessment whose main function is to determine whether Grade 12 learners have mastered subject knowledge at the culmination of their secondary education. Alongside this, the National Benchmark Test Project (NBTP) was introduced to develop the National Benchmark Tests (NBTs) that are aimed at assessing the academic readiness of first time entry students to South African universities. This article explores the relationship between these two standardised assessments in the domain of mathematical/quantitative literacy. This is accomplished through a Pearson correlation analysis of 6,363 test scores obtained by Grade 12 learners on the NSC Mathematical Literacy examination and the Quantitative Literacy test of the NBT in 2012. The results reveal a curvilinear relationship between these two sets of results. This indicates that the two assessments are related but not identical, and the paper argues that their complementarity suggests the value of using performance information generated by both for access and placement. DA - 2017-02 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Education LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 SM - 2076-3433 (Online) T1 - The National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination? TI - The National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26062 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLe Roux N. The National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination?. South African Journal of Education. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26062.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Journal of Educationen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
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dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Educationen_ZA
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dc.titleThe National Benchmark Test of quantitative literacy: does it complement the Grade 12 Mathematical Literacy examination?en_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsNational Benchmark Testsen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsQuantitative Literacyen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsNational Senior Certificateen_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsEducational Assessmenten_ZA
uct.subject.keywordsStandardised testsen_ZA
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