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Placing construct definition at the heart of assessment: research, design and a priori validation

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Abstract

In this chapter, we will first highlight Professor Cyril Weir’s major research into the nature of academic reading. Using one of his test development pro- jects as an example, we will describe how the construct of academic reading was operationalised in the local context of a British university by theoreti- cal construct definition together with empirical analyses of students’ reading patterns on the test through eye-tracking. As we progress through the chapter we reflect on how Weir’s various research projects fed into the development of the test and a new method of analysing eye-tracking data in relation to differ- ent types of reading.

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Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 105-131

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/04/2020

Publication status

Published - 01/04/2020

Place of publication

Cambridge

Publisher

Cambridge University Press, United States, United Kingdom

Publication series

  • Publication series name: Studies in language testing
    Number: 50

ISBN (Print)

9781108745734

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/624548
  • ORCID: /0000-0002-7852-6737/work/145658689

Host publication title

Lessons and Legacy: A Tribute to Professor Cyril J Weir (1950–2018)

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