A Comparative Study of the Test Tasks and Target Use Tasks
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| Title | A Comparative Study of the Test Tasks and Target Use Tasks |
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| Abstract | This study aimed at exploring possible construct underrepresentation and construct irrelevant difficulty in Shiraz University Language Proficiency Test (SULPT). To this end, a checklist of target-use tasks was developed based on an analysis of the data obtained from an open-ended questionnaire. The checklist, comprising 24 areas of target use tasks, was administered immediately after the test. The students rated the degree to which the test tasks correspond to each of the items included in the checklist on a scale of 0-4. They also rated the comparative difficulty of test tasks and target use tasks. The frequency of the answers was analyzed using 2 test of significance. All items, except for item 4, showed very negligible p values (p < 0.05). Such small p-values indicate that there is a significant difference between the test tasks and target use tasks. As for construct irrelevant difficulty, nearly 80% of the students indicated that the reading tasks included in the test were more difficult. This indicates that the test tasks produce construct-irrelevant difficulty. |
| Publisher | ACADEMY PUBLISHER |
| Date | 2011-05-01 |
| Source | Theory and Practice in Language Studies Vol 1, No 5 (2011) |
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