SACMEQ IV Study Framework

Reading comprehension

• Decoding isolated words and sentences
  • Recognition of words
  • Decoding the meaning of isolated words and sentences
• Language
  • Reading
    • Informative texts and documents (main part)
    • Literary texts
  • Extracting explicit information
  • Performing simple inferences
  • Combining and interpreting information

Mathematics

• Arithmetic – recognizing, applying, and solving problems using:
  • Operations
  • Whole numbers
  • Decimal numbers
  • Fractions
  • Percentages
  • Series of numbers and data tables

• Measurement – recognizing, applying, and solving problems involving the concept of size:
  • Length
  • Time
  • Mass
  • Capacity
  • Surface area
  • Perimeter
• Geometry and space:
  • Recognition of the properties of:
    • Two- or three-dimensional geometric shapes
    • Geometric relations and transformations
  • Orientation in and visualization of space

HIV-AIDS Knowledge Test (HAKT)

• Definitions and terminology
• Transmission mechanisms
• Misconceptions and myths about HIV
• Detection/prevention/treatment/cure

Tuberculosis knowledge Test (TBKT) – in South Africa only

• Knowledge of TB-related risks
• Knowledge of measures for prevention of TB
• Knowledge of signs and treatment of TB