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Start date: 2010 × Type: Masters Coursework thesis × Subject: approaches to persuasive writing ×

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    The performance of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) students on a high-stakes writing test
    Moore, Jacqueline ( 2016)
    This study considers the performance of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) candidates compared with L1 candidates on a high-+stakes test of argumentative writing. The test is part of a cross-curricular scaling test used to assist in the ranking of Year 12 students for the purpose of university entrance selection. How do the scores of each subgroup differ and why don’t the CALD candidates achieve in the top score range? The rhetorical strategies used by each subgroup will be considered. The results of this study provide insights into the rhetorical features preferred by each group and may inform the work of secondary teachers, language teacher educators and assessment boards.