Table 3 Summary of construct coverage for the GEPT-A and iBT
Construct component | # of GEPT items | % of GEPT items | # of iBT items | % of iBT items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reading for specific details | 11 | 27.5 | 42 | 34.4 |
Reading for the main idea | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reading for major points | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 6.6 |
Inferencing | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 6.6 |
Identifying author purpose | 1 | 2.5 | 9 | 7.4 |
Vocabulary knowledge/determining the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary from context | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 25.4 |
Vocabulary knowledge | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.1 |
Sensitivity to rhetorical organization | 1 | 2.5 | 9 | 7.4 |
Sensitivity to cohesion | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.6 |
Paraphrasing and/or summarizing | 6 | 15.0 | 8 | 6.6 |
Skimming | 12 | 30.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Scanning | 8 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total | 40 | 100.0 | 122 | 100.0 |