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    The cognitive validity of reading and writing tests designed for young learners

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    Authors
    Field, John
    Issue Date
    2018-06-01
    Subjects
    language testing
    writing
    reading
    
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    Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-age Learners
    Abstract
    The notion of cognitive validity becomes considerably more complicated when one extends it to  tests designed for Young Learners. It then becomes necessary to take full account of the level of cognitive development of the target population (their ability to handle certain mental operations and not others). It may also be necessary to include some consideration of their level of linguistic development in L1: in particular, the degree of proficiency they may have achieved in reading and writing. This chapter examines the extent to which awareness of the cognitive development of young learners up to the age of 12 should and does influence the decisions made by those designing tests of second language reading  and writing. The limitations and strengths of young learners of this age range are matched against the various processing demands entailed in second language reading and writing and are then related to characteristics of the Young Learners tests offered by the Cambridge English examinations.
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    Field J (2018) 'The cognitive validity of reading and writing tests designed for young learners', in Papp S, Rixon S, Savile J, Weir C (ed(s).). Examining Young Learners: Research and Practice in Assessing the English of School-age Learners, edn, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press pp.202-269.
    Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/623026
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    https://www.cambridge.org/bm/cambridgeenglish/catalog/teacher-training-development-and-research/examining-young-learners-research-and-practice-assessing-english-school-age-learners/examining-young-learners-research-and-practice-assessing-english-school-age-learners-1?format=PB
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    Book chapter
    Language
    en
    ISBN
    9781316638200
    Sponsors
    Cambridge exams
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    English language learning and assessment

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