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Partial Dictation as a Measure of EFL Listening Proficiency: Evidence from Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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Cai, Hongwen – Language Testing, 2013
Partial dictation is a measure of EFL listening proficiency that can be easily constructed, administered, and scored by EFL teachers. However, it is controversial whether this form of test measures lower-order abilities exclusively or involves both lower- and higher-order abilities. In order to answer this question, a study was designed to examine…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Listening Comprehension Tests, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries