Variable | Aim | Description | Scale |
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General English | Assessment of L2 proficiency | 20 items (60 min) | Percentage scale |
Text 1 | Assessment of reading in an academic context | LSAP reading test involving a text on economic activities before the Civil War of the 1860s | Percentage scale |
Text 2 | Assessment of reading in an academic context | LSAP reading test involving a text on the government’s laws for paying taxes | Percentage scale |
Text 3 | Assessment of reading in an academic context | LSAP reading test involving a text on the economic activities in British North America | Percentage scale |
BEFORE | Assessment of background knowledge | Familiarity with the topic. Questions were asked before reading the texts | Dichotomous scale |