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ERIC Number: EJ415891
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0655
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A Description of What Happens When an Examinee Takes a Multiple-Choice Reading Comprehension Test.
Farr, Roger; And Others
Journal of Educational Measurement, v27 n3 p209-26 Fall 1990
A study of 26 college seniors used introspective and retrospective interviewing to assess cognitive processes used during multiple-choice reading comprehension tests. Categories of processing identified included an overall approach to the test task, reading strategies, and test-taking strategies. (TJH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Seniors, Higher Education, Interviews, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests, Student Behavior, Test Construction, Test Validity, Test Wiseness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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