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This study examined the validity of subscores for a reading comprehension section in a TOEIC practice test for which subscores are routinely provided for test takers. The study employed a bifactor approach, a constrained version of full-information item factor analysis, in its investigation of the subscore characteristics. The results showed a) all the subscores have lower reliability indices compared to the reliability of the total score and b) that the information of the subscores is trivial and redundant after accounting for their contribution to the general reading ability. These results agree with most of the previous studies on subscore quality and again demonstrate that language testing programs should be cautious about reporting subscores despite the pervasive demand for subscores in the testing industry.

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I. Introduction
 II. Methods
  2.1 Data and Subjects
  2.2 Bifactor Analysis
  2.3 Reliability Measures
 III. Results
  3.1 Reliability Measures
  3.2 Bifactor Analysis
 IV. Discussion
 V. Conclusion
 References
 Abstract

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• Sae II Choi [ 최세일 | 조선대학교 ]

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• 간행물명

  영어영문학21 [English21]

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  계간

• pISSN

  1738-4052

• 수록기간

  1967~2025

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 840 DDC 820