On taking language tests
- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Language Testing
- Vol. 1 (1) , 70-81
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026553228400100106
Abstract
This paper discusses methods for obtaining verbal report data on second- language test-taking strategies; reports on types of findings obtained in a number of studies conducted by university students on how learners take reading tests, in particular cloze and multiple-choice tests; and finally con siders the implications of the findings for prospective test takers and test constructors. The main conclusion is that a closer fit should be obtained between how test constructors intend for their tests to be taken and how respondents actually take them.Keywords
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