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Peer reviewedPerkins, Kyle; Miller, Leah D. – Language Testing, 1984
Describes a study which submitted data from a multiple-choice English as a second language reading comprehension test to classical test theory item analysis and latent trait measurement. The purpose was to identify weak items and to compare the number of weak items indicated by the two different approaches. (SED)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Latent Trait Theory, Reading Comprehension
