Investigating the Role of Test Methods in Testing Reading Comprehension

A Process-Focused Perspective
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-981-13-7020-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 512 g

This book explores the construct of reading comprehension by means of two main test methods. Research methods like the think aloud protocol and eye tracking are employed to tap into test-takers’ cognitive processes while engaged in input text meaning building, and in test tasks. The book is the first systematic attempt to explore test-takers’ cognitive processes through the control of test methods, and presents findings in visualized form including processing route maps and eye fixation heat maps. It offers readers essential support with “digging into” and analyzing data that has to date remained difficult to access.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kong, Jufang

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Schulpädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Prüfungen und Beurteilungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One Introduction.- Chapter Two Theories of Reading Comprehension.- Chapter Three Construct and Validity.- Chapter Four Test Method and Response Format.- Chapter Five Methodology.- Chapter Six Quantitative Strand.- Chapter Seven Employing Think Aloud Protocols (TAPs) to Explore Test takers’ Cognitive Processes.- Chapter Eight Employing Eye Tracking to Explore Test takers’ Cognitive Processes.- Chapter Nine Conclusion and Future Directions.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Jufang Kong is a lecturer and Dean of the Teaching Research section of the College of Foreign Languages at Zhejiang Normal University, China. She holds a PhD in Language Testing and Assessment from Shanghai International Studies University and was a visiting student at the School of Education, University of Leicester, during her PhD studies. Her research interests include assessing reading skills, language test validation and assessing young language learners. In 2017, she received approval for the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Project.