Alan Cliff
Entry-level students’ reading abilities and what these abilities might mean for academic readiness
University of Cape Town
national benchmark tests project nbtp commissioned higher education south africa became operational 2009 one main aims nbtp assess extent entrylevel students might said ready cope conventional demands academic study three key areas academic literacy quantitative literacy mathematics paper presents analysis academic literacy readiness sample registered students reflected performance nbt academic literacy standardised assessment developed context wider project paper presents theoretical analysis construct academic literacy operationalised test followed categorised empirical analysis testtakers performance test levels academic readiness testtakers presented discussed argument presented highlights diverse range academic literacy levels entrylevel students well implying teaching learning interventions might necessary improve readiness concluding comments argue groups students may unable cope conventional academic literacy demands absence explicit intervention