IELTS collected papers 2
Subtitle: research in reading and listening assessment
By: edited by Lynda Taylor and Cyril J Weir
Series: Studies in language testing -- 34
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York; Cambridge
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107602649
Subjects: Language and languages; Ability testing; English language
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Lynda Taylor and Cyril J Weir; title: The relationship between the academic reading construct as measured by IELTS and the reading experiences of students in the first year of study at a British university / Cyril Weir, Roger Hawkey, Anthony Green, Aylin Unaldi and Sarojani Devi; title: Construct validity in the IELTS academic reading test : a comparison of reading requirements in IELTS test items and in university study / Tim Moore, Janne Morton and Steve Price; title: The cognitive processes underlying the academic construct as measured by IELTS / Cyril Weir, Roger Hawkey, Anthony Green and Sarojani Devi; title: An empircal investigation of the process of writing academic reading test items for the International English Language Testing System / Anthony Green and Roger Hawkey; title: The impact of the funded research studies on the IELTS academic reading test / Lynda Taylor; title: The cognitive validity of the lecture-based question in the IELTS listening paper / John Field; title: The use of tactics and strategies by Chinese students in the listening component of IELTS / Richard Badger and Xiaobiao Yan; title: Predictive validity of the IELTS listening test as an indicator of student coping ability in English-medium undergraduate courses in Spain / Ruth Breeze and Paul Miller; title: The relationship between test takers' listening proficiency and their performance on the IELTS speaking test / Fumiyo Nakatsuhara; title: Impact of the joint-funded research studies on the IELTS listening test / Lynda Taylor.