| Towards Identifying the C-Test Construct Contributor(s): Sigott, Günther (Editor), Sigott, Günther (Author) |
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ISBN: 363152062X ISBN-13: 9783631520628 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $85.03 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Education | Bilingual Education |
| Dewey: 407 |
| LCCN: 2004048482 |
| Series: Language Testing and Evaluation |
| Physical Information: 226 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do C-Tests really measure? This book describes the history and the theoretical background of C-Tests and gives a survey of research into C-Test validity, which leads to the central question: How much context do test takers need to process when they take a C-Test? The author answers this question on the basis of extensive material and data from over 800 subjects. It turns out that the C-Test construct is fluid: Test takers have to take extended context into account, but not everybody to the same extent. The book discusses the implications of the fluid construct phenomenon for language testing practice and research. |
