English Department, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
In the current study, the validity of C-Test is investigated using the construct identification approach. Based on construct identification approach, the factors which are deemed to affect item difficulty in C-Test items were identified. To this aim, 11 factors were selected to enter into Linear Logistic Testing Model (LLTM) analysis to reconstruct C-Test item difficulties using the difficulty of the underlying factors. The 11 factors explained only 12% of the variance in item difficulties. Findings revealed that content words, inflections, and the frequency of the mutilated words had the greatest impact on C-Test item difficulty.
Khoshdel, F. (2017). Examining the Underlying Components of C-Test Performance Using a Cognitive Process Model. International Journal of Language Testing, 7(1), 51-61.
MLA
Fahimeh Khoshdel. "Examining the Underlying Components of C-Test Performance Using a Cognitive Process Model". International Journal of Language Testing, 7, 1, 2017, 51-61.
HARVARD
Khoshdel, F. (2017). 'Examining the Underlying Components of C-Test Performance Using a Cognitive Process Model', International Journal of Language Testing, 7(1), pp. 51-61.
VANCOUVER
Khoshdel, F. Examining the Underlying Components of C-Test Performance Using a Cognitive Process Model. International Journal of Language Testing, 2017; 7(1): 51-61.
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