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Monika Grotek; Agnieszka Slezak-Swiat – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
The study investigates the effect of the perception of text and task difficulty on adults' performance in reading tests in L1 and L2. The relationship between the following variables is studied: (a) readers' perception of text and task difficulty in L1 and L2 measured in a self-reported post-task questionnaire, (b) the number of correct answers to…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning, Eye Movements, Task Analysis
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Madya, Suwarsih; Retnawati, Heri; Purnawan, Ari; Putro, Nur Hidayanto Pancoro Setyo; Apino, Ezi – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2019
This explorative-descriptive study set out to examine the equivalence among Test of English Proficiency (TOEP) forms, developed by the Indonesian Testing Service Centre (ITSC) and co-founded by The Association for The Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN) and The Association of Psychology in Indonesia. Using a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
McIntyre, Sandra – 1987
A study investigated the appropriate use of item types for testing reading at various levels of proficiency. It was specifically concerned with item types found in the standardized group-administered Defense Language Proficiency Tests. The item formats investigated were signs in the target language, identification of underlined information,…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Difficulty Level, French, Item Analysis