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Does the Text Matter in a Multiple-Choice Test of Comprehension? The Case for the Construct Validity of TOEFL's Minitalks.

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Kostin, Irene; Freedle, Roy – Language Testing, 1999

A study investigated whether examinees taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) attended to the text passages in the "minitalks" when answering the multiple-choice items (n=337) testing listening comprehension. Results support the construct validity of the minitalks, and also allow comparison between reading and listening…

Descriptors: Construct Validity, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Listening Comprehension

Validation of a Web-Based Test of ESL Pragmalinguistics

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Roever, Carsten – Language Testing, 2006

Despite increasing interest in interlanguage pragmatics research, research on assessment of this crucial area of second language competence still lags behind assessment of other aspects of learners' developing second language (L2) competence. This study describes the development and validation of a 36-item web-based test of ESL pragmalinguistics,…

Descriptors: Familiarity, Test Validity, Speech Acts, Interlanguage