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Baghaei, Purya; Christensen, Karl Bang – Language Testing, 2023
C-tests are gap-filling tests mainly used as rough and economical measures of second-language proficiency for placement and research purposes. A C-test usually consists of several short independent passages where the second half of every other word is deleted. Owing to their interdependent structure, C-test items violate the local independence…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
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Sharareh Sadat Sarsarabi; Zeinab Sazegar – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
The statement stated in a multiple-choice question can be developed regarding two types of sentences: Interruptive (periodic) and cumulative (or loose). This study deals with different kinds of stems in designing multiple-choice (MC) items. To fill the existing gap in the literature, two groups of teacher students passing general English courses…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Format, Multiple Choice Tests, Student Placement
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Thomas Bickerton, Robert; Sangwin, Chris J. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
We discuss a practical method for assessing mathematical proof online. We examine the use of faded worked examples and reading comprehension questions to understand proof. By breaking down a given proof, we formulate a checklist that can be used to generate comprehension questions which can be assessed automatically online. We then provide some…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Validity, Mathematical Logic, Evaluation Methods
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Liao, Ray J. T. – Language Testing, 2023
Among the variety of selected response formats used in L2 reading assessment, multiple-choice (MC) is the most commonly adopted, primarily due to its efficiency and objectiveness. Given the impact of assessment results on teaching and learning, it is necessary to investigate the degree to which the MC format reliably measures learners' L2 reading…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Delican, Burak – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
In this research, the questions in the Turkish Course (2,3,4) Worksheets were examined in terms of various classification systems. In this direction, the questions in the worksheets were evaluated with the document-material analysis technique in accordance with the structure of the qualitative research. During the research process, Turkish Course…
Descriptors: Worksheets, Elementary School Students, Turkish, Classification
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Moradi, Elahe; Ghabanchi, Zargham; Pishghadam, Reza – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Given the significance of the test fairness, this study aimed to investigate a reading comprehension test for evidence of differential item functioning (DIF) based on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' gender and their mode of learning (conventional vs. distance learning). To this end, 514 EFL learners were asked to take a 30-item…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Bias, Test Items, Second Language Learning
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Becker, Anthony; Nekrasova-Beker, Tatiana – Educational Assessment, 2018
While previous research has identified numerous factors that contribute to item difficulty, studies involving large-scale reading tests have provided mixed results. This study examined five selected-response item types used to measure reading comprehension in the Pearson Test of English Academic: a) multiple-choice (choose one answer), b)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Items, Reading Tests, Test Format
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Reed, Deborah K.; Stevenson, Nathan; LeBeau, Brandon C. – Elementary School Journal, 2019
This study investigated the effects of imposing task- or process-oriented reading behaviors on reading comprehension assessment performance. Students in grades 5-8 (N = 275) were randomly assigned to hear multiple-choice items read aloud before or after reading a test passage and when they were and were not allowed access to the passage while…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Aloud to Others
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Lee, Abby Deng-Huei – English Language Teaching, 2018
To evaluate the sensitivity of multiple-choice cloze (MCC) tests that use different types of items--syntactic, semantic, and connective--to assess reading ability, 170 English as a foreign language (EFL) students in a vocational college in Taiwan were recruited. The students were divided into two groups (level A and level B) based on their scores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Choice Tests, Cloze Procedure, Test Items
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Özdemir, Ezgi Çetinkaya; Akyol, Hayati – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Reading comprehension has an important place in lifelong learning. It is an interactive process between the reader and the text. Students need reading comprehension skills at all educational levels and for all school subjects. Determining the level of students' reading comprehension skills is the subject of testing and evaluation. Tests used to…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Construction, Grade 4
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Woodcock, Stuart; Howard, Steven J.; Ehrich, John – School Psychology, 2020
Standardized testing is ubiquitous in educational assessment, but questions have been raised about the extent to which these test scores accurately reflect students' genuine knowledge and skills. To more rigorously investigate this issue, the current study employed a within-subject experimental design to examine item format effects on primary…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Test Items, Test Format
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Tremblay, Kathryn A.; Binder, Katherine S.; Ardoin, Scott P.; Talwar, Amani; Tighe, Elizabeth L. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: Of the myriad of reading comprehension (RC) assessments used in schools, multiple-choice (MC) questions continue to be one of the most prevalent formats used by educators and researchers. Outcomes from RC assessments dictate many critical factors encountered during a student's academic career, and it is crucial that we gain a deeper…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading)
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Ben Seipel; Sarah E. Carlson; Virginia Clinton-Lisell; Mark L. Davison; Patrick C. Kennedy – Grantee Submission, 2022
Originally designed for students in Grades 3 through 5, MOCCA (formerly the Multiple-choice Online Causal Comprehension Assessment), identifies students who struggle with comprehension, and helps uncover why they struggle. There are many reasons why students might not comprehend what they read. They may struggle with decoding, or reading words…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Reading Tests
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Jamalzadeh, Mehri; Lotfi, Ahmad Reza; Rostami, Masoud – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
The current study sought to examine the validity of a General English Achievement Test (GEAT), administered to university students in the fall semester of 2018-2019 academic year, by hybridizing differential information (DIF) and differential distractor function (DDF) analytical models. Using a purposive sampling method, from the target population…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Achievement Tests, Undergraduate Students, Islam
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Lee, Jia-Ying – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2018
This article examines the test-taking strategies of high- and low-scoring Chinese-speaking participants when they answer English multiple-choice reading comprehension questions. Thirty-two participants took a TOEIC reading test, provided think-aloud protocols, and joined a post-task interview. The data come primarily from qualitative analysis and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Wiseness, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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