大学英语四级改革前后听力试题内容效度对比研究.pdfVIP

Theresults show that CET-4meetstherequirementsofthe curriculum in termsoflength, topic,genre and difficulty;there areno significant differencesin the content validity of CET-4 listening test before and after the reform. The post-reform listening test is a little more difficultthanthepre-reform one. At the same time, there are some problems existing in CET-4: the stability of the text length andthedifficultybetween two setsofpaper in the sametest arenot satisfying;themost difficult item,short newsreport,isput at thevery beginning ofthelisteningtest,the sequence oftheitemsarenotproper. Finally, based on the results of the study, this paper offers some relevant suggestions, hopingtohelp test designers,collegeEnglishteachers,and students. KEYWORDS:CET-4,listeningcomprehension,contentvalidity III 万方数据 List ofAbbreviations CET CollegeEnglishTest CET-4 CollegeEnglishTest Band4 CET-6 CollegeEnglishTest Band 6 CECR CollegeEnglish Curriculum Requirements NCETS National CollegeEnglishTeaching Syllabuses TOEFL Test ofEnglish asaForeign Language IV 万方数据 List ofTables Table2. 1Test format andcontent from 1987tonow4 Table2.2Format and content ofreformedtests5 Table3. 1Thecontent oftestpapersbefore andafter thereform15 Table4. 1Averagelength ofpassages26 Table4.2TheFlesch ReadingEaseandcorresponding grade29 Table4.3TheFlesch ReadingEaseandthecorresponding difficulty30 Table4.4Thegenreofinput35 Table4.5Thetopicsofpre-reformtests38 Table4.6Th