Table 2 Specifications, accuracy rates, and other information regarding the English items in the 2002 and 2005 senior high school tests*
2002 Test: 1994–2002 Course of Study (n = 31,189) | 2005 Test: 2003–2012 Course of Study (n = 29,880) | ||||||
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Item no. | Main skill to be measured | Ability to be tested | Item Type | Mean % of those who answered the item correctly | Expected mean accuracy rate | Mean % of those who answered the item correctly | Expected mean accuracy rate |
1–3 | Listening | Ability to respond when spoken to | MC** | 64.4 | 67.5 | 61.9 | 65.8 |
4–6 | Ability to comprehend the details of a spoken text | MC | 58.6 | 65 | 58.6 | 66.7 | |
7–10 | Ability to comprehend the main points of a spoken text | MC | 62.1 | 62.3 | 65.2 | 63.2 | |
11–12 | Reading | Ability to comprehend the details of a written text | MC | 64.9 | 62.5 | 66.5 | 63.7 |
13–15 | Ability to comprehend the main points of a written text | MC | 69.5 | 60.0 | 66.9 | 61.7 | |
16–17 | Ability to understand the logical development of a written text | MC | 55.9 | 57.5 | 65.5 | 60 | |
18–19 | Ability to understand the writer’s intention | MC | 70.9 | 62.5 | 60.6 | 65.0 | |
20 | Writing | Ability to write a coherent text of more than three sentences | Open-ended | 22.8 | 45.0 | 23.4 | 45 |
21–23 | Ability to fill in blanks with appropriate words or phrases | Open-ended | 52.9 | 55.0 | 47.8 | 55.0 | |
24–26 | Ability to write a sentence using scrambled words | Open-ended | 51.4 | 55.8 | 50.2 | 60.8 | |