NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Date
In 20250
Since 20240
Since 2021 (last 5 years)0
Since 2016 (last 10 years)0
Since 2006 (last 20 years)1
Descriptor
English (Second Language)1
English for Academic Purposes1
Factor Analysis1
High Stakes Tests1
Item Analysis1
Item Response Theory1
Measurement Techniques1
Reading Ability1
Reading Comprehension1
Second Language Learning1
Sentences1
Test Construction1
Test Items1
Test Wiseness1
More ▼
Source
Language Testing1
Author
Carr, Nathan T.1
Publication Type
Journal Articles1
Reports - Research1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Test of English as a Foreign…1
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
The Factor Structure of Test Task Characteristics and Examinee Performance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carr, Nathan T. – Language Testing, 2006
The present study focuses on the task characteristics of reading passages and key sentences in a test of second language reading. Using a new methodological approach to describe variation in test task characteristics and explore how differences in these characteristics might relate to examinee performance, it posed the two following research…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Sentences, Reading Comprehension, Factor Analysis