Testing Reading Comprehension Skills (Part Two) Getting Students to Talk about Taking a Reading Test (A Pilot Study).

Alderson, J. Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ443087

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Publication Date: 1990

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Testing Reading Comprehension Skills (Part Two) Getting Students to Talk about Taking a Reading Test (A Pilot Study).

Alderson, J. Charles

Reading in a Foreign Language, v7 n1 p465-503 Fall 1990

Reports on introspective and retrospective accounts from test takers, in an attempt to examine the validity of reading and test-taking "skills." It is noted that there are clearly certain skills or processes involved in answering test items in a particular format that are not necessarily specified by the test writer. (15 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Pilot Projects, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Student Reaction, Test Items, Test Validity, Test Wiseness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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