Exploring the Readability of Assessment Tasks: The Influence of Text and Reader Factors

摘要: Readability is the degree to which a text matched its intended and actual reader. The factors influencing readability, both reader factors, have been widely researched from standpoint of attempts maximise understanding texts. application understandings in area has not, however, always applied systematically design writing assessment tasks consequently test items are sometimes less accessible takers than they might be. This paper an attempt provide wide ranging review literature bears on task designer ensuring that measure what supposed measure, not just reading abilities takers.