Assessing Reading Comprehension of Expository Text across Different Response Formats
This study investigated if different response formats (test methods) measure reading comprehension of expository text differently. The study was conducted with 48 semester 6 TESL students at a university in Selangor, Malaysia. These students received an expository passage having descriptive rhetoric...
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University of Sistan and Baluchestan
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| author | Masoumeh Akhondi Faramarz Aziz Malayeri |
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| description | This study investigated if different response formats (test methods) measure reading comprehension of expository text differently. The study was conducted with 48 semester 6 TESL students at a university in Selangor, Malaysia. These students received an expository passage having descriptive rhetorical structure followed by three response formats, namely, incomplete outline, graphic organizer, and summary writing. Results from Repeated Measures two-way ANOVA indicated that high-achievers outperformed intermediate- and low-achievers across the three response formats. Moreover, the three groups achieved higher scores on incomplete outline and summary writing, respectively. However, graphic organizer appeared as the most difficult task as the respondents achieved the lowest score in this task. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-022c3546791a446c9559bdec767911072023-02-17T06:05:48ZengUniversity of Sistan and BaluchestanIranian Journal of Applied Language Studies2008-54942322-36502012-12-013112610.22111/ijals.2012.7676Assessing Reading Comprehension of Expository Text across Different Response FormatsMasoumeh Akhondi0Faramarz Aziz Malayeri1Islamic Azad University, Malayer Branch, IranIslamic Azad University, Malayer Branch, IranThis study investigated if different response formats (test methods) measure reading comprehension of expository text differently. The study was conducted with 48 semester 6 TESL students at a university in Selangor, Malaysia. These students received an expository passage having descriptive rhetorical structure followed by three response formats, namely, incomplete outline, graphic organizer, and summary writing. Results from Repeated Measures two-way ANOVA indicated that high-achievers outperformed intermediate- and low-achievers across the three response formats. Moreover, the three groups achieved higher scores on incomplete outline and summary writing, respectively. However, graphic organizer appeared as the most difficult task as the respondents achieved the lowest score in this task.https://ijals.usb.ac.ir/article_76_d1d9b0119eb069f45ffa322ab0b19f4e.pdfassessing readingresponse formatsexpository textreading comprehension |
| spellingShingle | Masoumeh Akhondi Faramarz Aziz Malayeri Assessing Reading Comprehension of Expository Text across Different Response Formats Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies assessing reading response formats expository text reading comprehension |
| title | Assessing Reading Comprehension of Expository Text across Different Response Formats |
| title_full | Assessing Reading Comprehension of Expository Text across Different Response Formats |
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| title_short | Assessing Reading Comprehension of Expository Text across Different Response Formats |
| title_sort | assessing reading comprehension of expository text across different response formats |
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