1. All NRS descriptor segments were entered into a spreadsheet. 2. Key words from the descriptor segments were used to search for related GSE Learning Objectives in the General Adult set of learning objectives. Where no suitable GSE Learning Objective for Adult Learners was found, a GSE Learning Objective for Young Learners was selected. The values of these GSE Learning Objectives for Young Learners are shown in italics to indicate that the GSE value is to be considered provisional for an Adult audience. 3. The GSE Learning Objective providing the closest possible match was selected, using the estimated CEFR range for each NRS level as a guide. In order to provide a full alignment, multiple GSE Learning Objectives were selected for each NRS descriptor segment where possible. 4. The final list of GSE Learning Objectives was analyzed to see how many learning objectives were at each CEFR level to provide an overview of the distribution of learning objectives across levels. 5. The basic mean of all the learning objectives was calculated and a standard statistical deviation of +/- three was applied to find the upper and lower ends of the level range
Dividing NRS descriptors into descriptor segments NRS level descriptors are presented as paragraphs of running text for each level. To facilitate the alignment process, the paragraphs of text were divided into smaller sections of information for each skill (henceforth referred to as descriptor segments). The wording from the NRS descriptors was retained verbatim. NRS level descriptors are divided into: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, Language. The Speaking & Listening descriptor segments were aligned separately to both GSE Learning Objectives for Speaking and GSE Learning Objectives for Listening. Descriptor segments from the Language section were aligned to GSE Grammar Learning Objectives in addition to the learning objectives for the four skills. Alignment The study to align NRS standards to the GSE followed a process that has been used to align a number of international assessments, standards and institutional curricula.
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