ELSA AND THE ELSA CLONES

ELSA is an acronym for: English Literacy Skills Assessment. It is a norms–based, group measuring instrument that quantifies and diagnoses. ELSA quantifies a respondent’s English language (and numeracy) skills performance, equating the competency–input performance level to that of a South African English mother–tongue user. In diagnosing, it shows up an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in an English language work/training environment.

ELSA CLONES FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (ETD)

1. BET — Basic Education and Training Band
· ELSA Elementary assesses the language and numeracy competency–input levels of respondents with educational levels up to ABET IV/Grade 9. It quantifies only; it is not diagnostic. Duration: 70 minutes.

· ELSA Elementary Diagnostic assesses the language and numeracy competency–input levels of respondents with educational levels up to ABET IV/Grade 9. It both quantifies and diagnoses. Duration: 70 minutes.

2. FET — Further Education and Training Band
· ELSA Intermediate assesses the language competency–input levels of respondents with educational levels above
Grade 10/NQF 2. It quantifies only; it is not diagnostic. Duration: 60 minutes.

· ELSA Intermediate Diagnostic assesses the language competency–input levels of respondents with educational levels above Grade 10/NQF 2. It both quantifies and diagnoses. Duration: 60 minutes.

· ELSA Scanner Intermediate is a first sieve — an ‘abbreviated’ ELSA for use with large numbers of respondents where an indicator language competency–input level is required, e.g. Grade 8, perhaps Grade 9, but NOT Grade 10. Duration: 20 minutes.

3. HE — Higher Education Band
· ELSA PLUS HE assesses the language competency–input levels of tertiary or prospective tertiary students above Grade 10/NQF 2. It both quantifies (up to Grade 13+) and diagnoses. The ELSA PLUS can best be described as an ELSA INTERMEDIATE calibrated clone.

Development
The BET and FET ELSAs were designed and developed by Hough & Horne (Johannesburg). The HE ELSA (Tertiary) was developed by Hough & Horne in association with the Unit for Language Skills Development (ULSD) at the University of Pretoria.

Technical Features
ELSAs are standardised, reliable and valid assessments. The scoring is objective and the functions are mastery, survey and diagnostic. They are mainly verbal (written) assessments including mixed power and speed testing, culture fair (home–grown), cost effective and regularly updated.

Numeracy Scanner
Most of our clients use our Numeracy Scanner in conjunction with our ELSA Intermediate.
Numeracy Scanner is a group assessment which takes 12 minutes to complete. It can be used with large numbers of respondents to determine computational skills levels.

Like the ELSA Scanner, the Numeracy Scanner is not a fine–tuned instrument. It neither diagnoses nor gives a precise functional level. Approximations are (a) Grade 3/ABET I, (b) Grade 5/ABET II (c) Grade 7/ABET III, (d) Grade 9/ABET IV, and (e) Grade 9+/ABET IV+.

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