Table 4. CLUni Test Evaluation results of perceived difficulty
Mean
Standard
Deviation
Mode
Median
Min.
Max.
6,36
2,028
8
7
1
8
Finally, they were asked to estimate the number of questions they thought they
had answered correctly; as can be seen in the results obtained (Table 5), the participants,
as a whole, overestimated their performance in this test, which may lead to thinking about
the possibility that they also overestimated their level of reading competence.
Table 5. Self-perception of CLUni Test results
Mean
Standard
Deviation
Mode
Median
Min.
Max.
28,21
5,366
30
30
15
36
Conclusion
This contribution aims to present the process of design and validation of a test of
reading
university students. In light of the results obtained, in the next phase of its development,
certain changes in the design of test should be introduced, aimed at eliminating items with
a low rate of discrimination and reducing their length to reduce the risk of fatigue affecting
performance in the test. Likewise, we are aware that it is necessary to expand the number
of participants –as well as their geographical origin as well as university studies– in the
research that evaluates the next pilot test in order to increase the representativeness of the
sample. However, we understand that the CLUni Test is a contribution to the field of the
evaluation of reading competence for a population for which, to date, there is a scarcity
of validated instruments.
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