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ERIC Number: EJ206597
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Jul
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Testing Reading Comprehension: Multiple-choice v. Short-Answer Questions.
Stathmann, Stella
English Language Teaching Journal, v33 n4 p304-06 Jul 1979
This article discusses an experiment carried out with university English as foreign language students to test the validity of multiple choice examinations for reading comprehension. (CFM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Validity, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Short-Answer Questions