Browsing Research Output by Author "12120391 - Van den Berg, Karien"
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The development and validation of a rating scale for ESL essay writing
Hattingh, Karien; Van der Walt, Johann L. (South African Association of Language Teaching (SAALT), 2013)This article describes an empirical procedure for developing and validating a rating scale for assessing essays in English as a second language. The study was motivated by a concern for the validity of the scoring grid ... -
Using readability, comprehensibility and lexical coverage to evaluate the suitability of an introductory accountancy textbook to its readership
Wissing, Gerrit-Jan; Blignaut, A. Seugnet; Van den Berg, Karien (University of Stellenbosch, 2016)At universities, textbooks are still a primary source of course content. However, this can only be efficacious if the intended readers are able to comprehend the content of the textbooks adequately. This study investigated ...