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Direct linkAhmed, Ayesha; Pollitt, Alastair – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2007
Setting examination questions in real-world contexts is widespread. However, when students are reading contextualized questions there is a risk that the cognitive processes provoked by the context can interfere with their understanding of the concepts in the question. Validity may then be compromised. We introduce the concept of "focus":…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes, Science Tests, Test Construction
