大学英语新四级阅读理解内容效度研究  

Content Validity of New CET- 4 Reading Comprehension

作　　者：陶加辉[1] 邬小琴[2] 

机构地区：[1]重庆大学外国语学院 [2]江西师范大学课程与教学研究所

出　　处：《教育与考试》2010年第2期32-36,共5页Education and Examinations

摘　　要：阅读理解是大学英语四级考试的重要组成部分,它的信度和效度一直是人们关注的焦点。本文以大学英语新四级考试真题为样本,从语篇输入、预期回答和题项设计等方面对阅读理解的内容效度进行了分析。结果表明,CET-4的阅读部分的命题比较成功,但在体裁、题材结构分布、文章长度控制、阅读技能考查的广泛性等方面有待改进。文章还基于研究结果对CET-4阅读部分的命题提出了一些建议。Reading comprehension is an important component of CET-4, whose reliability and validity have been becoming a focus for a long time. Taking new CET-4 papers as samples, this artiele attempts to analyze the content validity of CET-4 reading section from the aspects of text input, expected response and item design. The result shows that totally speaking, reading section is well-designed, but the styles, the subjects, the control of text length and the extension of reading skill testing should be improved. Based on this research, some suggestions are put forward for improving setting CET-4 reading section.

关 键 词：大学英语四级 阅读理解 内容效度 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]