Demystifying a Q-Matrix for Making Diagnostic Inferences About L2 Reading Skills

Exploring the Role of Phraseological Knowledge in Foreign Language Reading

“…Phraseological knowledge needs to become incorporated into measurement tools of linguistic knowledge and into studies that investigate the relationship of linguistic knowledge and reading ability. This is particularly relevant in light of the increasing interest in diagnostic language testing (Alderson 2005;Jang 2009;Lee and Sawaki 2009;Alderson et al 2015), for which instruments need to be developed that 'target specific, atomistic aspects of language knowledge' (Alderson et al 2015: 22). As linguistic knowledge is crucial to reading ability, diagnostic tests of this component may enable tailoring language support and linguistic instruction for reading pedagogy more to the needs of the students in the classroom.…”

Demystifying a Q-matrix for Making Diagnostic Inferences about L2 Reading Skills: The Author Responds

“…Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. (Jang, 2009). Their commentaries raise a number of important yet complicated issues that I hoped the Special Issue would stimulate.…”

“Cognitive Diagnosis and Q-Matrices in Language Assessment”: A Commentary

“…This would appear to further reduce the explanatory possibilities of the data. Downloaded by [Istanbul Universitesi Kutuphane ve Dok] at 03:57 22 December 2014 Nevertheless, Jang's (2009) descriptions of the nine skills are illustrated by reference to the VPA results, which resulted, for example, in particularly helpful insights into the Inferencing skill.…”

“…Of importance, Jang (2009) acknowledges that "there is no single best way to determine the elements of a Q-matrix. It requires an in-depth understanding of the nature of cognitive skills and items, therefore refining it should not be done purely on the basis of statistical evidence" (p. 235).…”