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Peer reviewedNesi, Hilary; Meara, Paul – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1991
Focusing on the relationship between performance on reading tests and dictionary use, this study confirms a previous finding that dictionary availability does not significantly affect test scores; it does, however, lengthen test completion time. The authors discuss experimental conditions, test item types, usability of particular dictionary types,…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
