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Table 4 Distractor analyses

From: Developing a test of L2 Chinese pragmatic comprehension ability

 

Correct response

Distractor type A

Distractor type B

Distractor type C

Linguistic (Lin, k = 13)

    

 CSL-1 (n = 36)

48.50%

23.93%

5.56%

22.01%

 CSL-2 (n = 24)

65.38%

16.98%

6.09%

11.54%

 CSL-3&4 (n = 38)

72.67%

12.75%

5.06%

9.51%

 Total (N = 98)

63.34%

18.21%

5.65%

14.84%

 Average logit (N = 98)

1.99

0.70

0.62

0.31

Discourse (Dis, k = 13)

    

 CSL-1 (n = 36)

72.22%

17.09%

4.27%

6.41%

 CSL-2 (n = 24)

82.05%

9.29%

5.13%

3.53%

 CSL-3&4 (n = 38)

89.68%

6.28%

2.63%

1.42%

 Total (N = 98)

81.40%

10.99%

3.84%

3.77%

 Average logit (N = 98)

1.82

0.58

− 0.24

0.13

Non-conventional (Non, k = 13)

    

 CSL-1 (n = 36)

63.03%

17.74%

8.97%

10.26%

 CSL-2 (n = 24)

74.68%

15.06%

5.45%

4.81%

 CSL-3&4 (n = 38)

84.61%

8.50%

3.44%

3.44%

 Total (N = 98)

74.25%

13.50%

5.96%

6.28%

 Average logit (N = 98)

1.91

0.38

0.23

0.02

All items (k = 39)

    

 CSL-1 (n = 36)

61.25%

19.59%

6.27%

12.89%

 CSL-2 (n = 24)

74.04%

13.78%

5.56%

6.62%

 CSL-3&4 (n = 38)

82.32%

9.18%

3.71%

4.79%

 Total (N = 98)

72.55%

14.13%

5.10%

8.21%

 Average logit (N = 98)

1.93

0.53

0.14

0.05

  1. Type A an incorrect answer containing words/phrases from the last turn, Type B an incorrect answer based on the meaning of the entire dialog, Type C an incorrect answer with opposite interpretation