Reading Proficiency Assessment and the ILR/ACTFL Typology: A Reevaluation

Reading Proficiency Assessment and the ILR/ACTFL Typology: A Reevaluation

Examined the validity of the pragmatic approach to test difficulty put forward by Child (1987). This study investigated whether the Child discourse-type hierarchy predicts text difficulty for second-language readers. Results suggested that this hierarchy may provide a sound basis for developing fore...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.) Colo.), 1996, Vol.80 (3), p.350
1. Verfasser: Edwards, Alison L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ACTFL Guidelines
Adult Students
Analysis of Variance
French
Interrater Reliability
Language Proficiency
Language Tests
Reading Achievement
Reading Tests
Scoring
Second Language Learning
Test Construction
Test Validity
Testing
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Zusammenfassung:Examined the validity of the pragmatic approach to test difficulty put forward by Child (1987). This study investigated whether the Child discourse-type hierarchy predicts text difficulty for second-language readers. Results suggested that this hierarchy may provide a sound basis for developing foreign-language tests when it is applied by trained raters to tests including an adequate sample of passages. (29 references) (Author/CK)
ISSN:0026-7902