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Peer reviewedPerkins, Kyle – Language Testing, 1992
The effect of five types of topical structure (including initial sentence element, mood subject, and surface subject) on the item difficulty of reading comprehension questions was investigated. Results indicated differences in the item difficulty of questions according to the type of topical structure on which the questions were based. (21…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Models
