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Issues and Problems Related to Testing Language Skills in a Cross-Cultural Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

C. Walton
C. Walton*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Education, N.T.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , May 1983 , pp. 19 - 27
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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Recommended Further Reading

Goodman, K.S., (n.d.): Testing in reading: a general critique. In Rudell, R.R., (Ed.): Accountability and Reading Instruction Critical Issues. National Council of Teachers of Education, Urbana, Illinois.Google Scholar
Smith, F., 1973: The politics of ignorance. From The Politics of Reading: Point-Counterpoint. I.R.A. Delaware.Google Scholar
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