Assessing Reading

The fields of reading comprehension per se and second language reading comprehension are vast indeed, and an attempt to survey them will, of necessity, be attenuated in a chapter of this size. As a consequence, I will limit my discussion to six areas: 1) general comments concerning areas of interest...

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Published in:Annual review of applied linguistics 1998-03, Vol.18, p.208-218
Main Author: Perkins, Kyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessing Language Abilities
Behavioral Anchoring
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales
Computer Assisted Testing
Language Research
Language Tests
Multiple Choice Tests
Reading Comprehension
Reading Tests
Second Language Instruction
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Summary:The fields of reading comprehension per se and second language reading comprehension are vast indeed, and an attempt to survey them will, of necessity, be attenuated in a chapter of this size. As a consequence, I will limit my discussion to six areas: 1) general comments concerning areas of interest in reading research and assessment, 2) the adaptation of a suitable first-language reading comprehension model for second-language assessment, 3) the reliance on a top-down model of reading comprehension, 4) the validity of multiple-choice reading comprehension tests, 5) research on behavioral anchoring, and 6) the testing of reading comprehension in a CAT (Computer Adaptive Testing) context.
ISSN:0267-1905
1471-6356
DOI:10.1017/S026719050000355X