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Developing a Chinese Version of an Author Recognition Test for College Students in Taiwan

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Title: Developing a Chinese Version of an Author Recognition Test for College Students in Taiwan
Language: English
Authors: Chen, Su-Yen, Fang, Sheng-Ping
Source: Journal of Research in Reading. Nov 2015 38(4):344-360.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Authors, Recognition (Psychology), Reading Habits, Chinese, College Students, Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Test Construction, Correlation, Scores, Prediction
Geographic Terms: Taiwan
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9817.12018
ISSN: 0141-0423
Abstract: This study set out to develop a Chinese Author Recognition Test (CART) that might be used as a measure of objective print exposure for college students in Taiwan. We found that there is a linkage between print exposure and general reading achievement for college students. We also found that, among self-reported reading habits, comparative reading habits and CART, primary print knowledge scores within the CART family have the strongest prediction power for both the "General Scholastic Ability Test-Chinese" and the "Department Required Test-Chinese" beyond the joint contributions of vocabulary size and reading comprehension. By sharing the process of developing the instrument, we shed some light for researchers from regions other than English-speaking countries on how they might move forward in future investigations.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: EJ1078185
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study set out to develop a Chinese Author Recognition Test (CART) that might be used as a measure of objective print exposure for college students in Taiwan. We found that there is a linkage between print exposure and general reading achievement for college students. We also found that, among self-reported reading habits, comparative reading habits and CART, primary print knowledge scores within the CART family have the strongest prediction power for both the "General Scholastic Ability Test-Chinese" and the "Department Required Test-Chinese" beyond the joint contributions of vocabulary size and reading comprehension. By sharing the process of developing the instrument, we shed some light for researchers from regions other than English-speaking countries on how they might move forward in future investigations.
ISSN:0141-0423
DOI:10.1111/1467-9817.12018