The goal of this paper is to measure the difficulty of reading texts on the TOPIK (Test Of Proficiency In Korean) in order to examine the distribution of text difficulty among the TOPIK’s various test items. After the 35th TOPIK was administered, the test underwent reforms. It is necessary to examine text difficulty between test items on the reformed test. First, the difficulty texts appearing on the TOPIK are compared to Korean textbooks. The comparison targets consist of three Korean textbooks from level 3 to level 6. Text difficulty is measured by looking at the level of vocabulary, sentence length, and the difficulty of verbal endings. The programming language R was used for text analysis. The results show that the vocabulary found on the TOPIK is at a higher level of difficulty than that found in Korean textbooks. However, the TOPIK’s sentence length and verbal endings difficulty are at a similar level when compared to the Korean textbooks. Second, four tests made available on the TOPIK website (the 35th, 36th, 37th, and 41st) are analyzed. This was done to determine the reliability of the test. The difficulty of text items from one test to another is very important affects the difficulty of the overall test itself. The results show no major difference between the four available tests. Therefore, the reformed TOPIK be considered to have a high level of reliability.
1. 서론
2. 텍스트 난이도 요인 및 측정 방법
3. 연구 대상 및 방법
4. 난이도 측정 결과
5. 결론
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