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New Test-Taking Patterns and Their Effect on Language Test Validity
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Al Fraidan, Abdullah – Language Testing in Asia, 2019
Educators, especially test creators, are concerned with the construct validity of their tests. Blame has generally been attached to test-wiseness strategies as one source of error in measurement. There is little evidence of any relation between test-taking strategies in general and test validity; thus, it is not known how strategies can affect…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests