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Validation of Sub-Constructs in Reading Comprehension Tests Using Teachers' Classification of Cognitive Targets
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Tengberg, Michael – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
Reading comprehension is often treated as a multidimensional construct. In many reading tests, items are distributed over reading process categories to represent the subskills expected to constitute comprehension. This study explores (a) the extent to which specified subskills of reading comprehension tests are conceptually conceivable to…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Scores, Test Results
The Importance of the Item Format with Respect to Gender Differences in Test Performance: A Study of Open-Format Items in the DTM Test.
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Wester, Anita – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1995
The effect of different item formats (multiple choice and open) on gender differences in test performance was studied for the Swedish Diagrams, Tables, and Maps (DTM) test with 90 secondary school students. The change to open format resulted in no reduction in gender differences on the DTM. (SLD)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Foreign Countries, Multiple Choice Tests, Scores
The IEA Reading Literacy Study and Results from the Nordic Countries.
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Tonnessen, Finn Egil, Ed. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1993
The seven articles of this special issue comment on the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Assessment Reading Literacy Study conducted from 1989 to 1991 in 31 countries. Project design and test instruments are reviewed, and results from the Nordic countries are presented and explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Education