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ERIC Number: EJ527779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0264-2425
The Multi-divisible or Unitary Nature of Reading: The Language Tester Between Scylla and Charybdis.
Weir, Cyril J.; Porter, Don
Reading in a Foreign Language, v10 n2 p1-19 Spr 1994
Discusses the relevance for the valid testing of reading of the difference between a 'unitary skill' approach to reading and a multiskills approach. The article produces evidence suggesting that a distinction may be drawn between language-based skills and 'global' reading skills. (55 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Language Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Second Language Learning, Test Results, Test Validity, Testing
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China; Egypt