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Chapter 8 Testing reading comprehension
Chapter 8
Testing reading comprehension
I. The nature of the reading skills
II. Initial stages of reading: matching tests
III. Intermediate and advanced stages of reading: matching tests
IV. True/false reading tests V. Multiple choice items VI. Completion items
VII. Rearrangement items VIII. Cloze procedure
IX. Open – ended and miscellaneous items X. Cursory reading
IV. True/false reading tests
one of the most widely used tests of reading comprehension
The scoring: straightforward & quick
scoring obtained by the testees very reliable indices of reading comprehension if well constructed and tests & enough items
Disadvantages of True/False items
(1) encourage guessing- 50% chance of giving a correct answer for each item;
(2) the base score is 50%, so the average test difficulty is 75 % the test may fail to discriminate widely enough among the testees unless a lot of items.
Some guidelines for True/False items
Each item should be as clear and concise as possible.
True/false reading tests are classified into 2 categories:
(1) independent of a reading text; (2) depending on a text.
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