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Alderson, J. Charles; Kremmel, Benjamin – Language Testing, 2013
"Vocabulary and structural knowledge" (Grabe, 1991, p. 379) appears to be a key component of reading ability. However, is this component to be taken as a unitary one or is structural knowledge a separate factor that can therefore also be tested in isolation in, say, a test of syntax? If syntax can be singled out (e.g. in order to…
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Tests, Content Validity, Test Validity
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Jang, Eunice Eunhee; Dunlop, Maggie; Park, Gina; van der Boom, Edith H. – Language Testing, 2015
One critical issue with cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) lies in its lack of research evidence that shows how diagnostic feedback from CDA is interpreted and used by young students. This mixed methods research examined how holistic diagnostic feedback (HDF) is processed by young learners with different profiles of reading skills, goal…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Mastery Learning, Reading Ability, Goal Orientation
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Shiotsu, Toshihiko; Weir, Cyril J. – Language Testing, 2007
In the componential approach to modelling reading ability, a number of contributory factors have been empirically validated. However, research on their relative contribution to explaining performance on second language reading tests is limited. Furthermore, the contribution of knowledge of syntax has been largely ignored in comparison with the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Syntax, Reading Tests, Structural Equation Models