ERIC Number: EJ1168735
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
Pages: 19
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Helping Students Select Appropriately Challenging Text: Application to a Test of Second Language Reading Ability. Research Report. ETS RR-17-33
Sheehan, Kathleen M.
ETS Research Report Series, Dec 2017
A model-based approach for matching language learners to texts of appropriate difficulty is described. Results are communicated to test takers via a targeted reading range expressed on the reporting scale of an automated text complexity measurement tool (ATCMT). Test takers can use this feedback to select reading materials that are well matched to their abilities, that is, materials that are expected to be challenging, yet not so challenging as to cause frustration or reduce motivation. An application to the problem of helping students prepare to take the "TOEFL iBT"® test is presented.
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Second Language Learning, Difficulty Level, Reading Material Selection, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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