Using a Facet Design to Assess the Effects of the Form, the Source, and the Frequency of Information Necessary to Answer ESL Reading Comprehension Questions.

Perkins, Kyle; Brutten, Sheila R.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Using a Facet Design to Assess the Effects of the Form, the Source, and the Frequency of Information Necessary to Answer ESL Reading Comprehension Questions.

Perkins, Kyle; Brutten, Sheila R.

Language Learning, v38 n2 p171-85 Jun 1988

Analysis of the keyed responses of items in three English-as-a-Second-Language reading comprehension tests focused on the form and source of information and on the frequency with which the information appeared in the text. Analysis of the results found that these facets were differentially related to the item score at different proficiency levels. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Context Clues, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Items

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