Validating an English Reading Achievement Test
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content validity
achievement test
reading comprehension
test design process
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This study investigates the validity of one English Reading achievement test of an IELTS Reading preparation course in terms of content validity and concurrent validity. The data is collected from the English Reading achievement test scores of 95 third-year students of English, a questionnaire to 25 EFL lecturers judging the test, and interviews of the test design procedure. The results indicate that the validity of the achievement test is rather high in content, but low in concurrency. This could be because the test design process is not strictly followed. The study provides some implications for English language teachers and teacher education.
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Oct 31, 2016
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Le Do Thai*, Nguyen Van Loi. “Validating an English Reading Achievement Test”. The University of Danang - Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 10, no. 107, Oct. 2016, pp. 35-39, https://jst-ud.vn/jst-ud/article/view/1334.
