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Direct linkMonika Grotek; Agnieszka Slezak-Swiat – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
The study investigates the effect of the perception of text and task difficulty on adults' performance in reading tests in L1 and L2. The relationship between the following variables is studied: (a) readers' perception of text and task difficulty in L1 and L2 measured in a self-reported post-task questionnaire, (b) the number of correct answers to…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning, Eye Movements, Task Analysis
Peer reviewedAnderson, J. Charles – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1990
Focuses on the performance levels of the Test of English for Educational Purposes (TEEP) and English Language Testing Service (ELTS) tests. It is concluded that more attention should be paid to the process underlying test performance. (15 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Classification, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Peer reviewedAlderson, J. Charles; Lukmani, Yasmeen – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1989
Attempts to answer the question whether indentifiably separate levels of reading comprehension exist by judgmentally using 9 teachers at the University of Lancaster and empirically using 100 students from Bombay university. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Students, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)
