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ERIC Number: EJ1195410
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 32
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1814-9448
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The Use of Test-Taking Strategies and Students' Performances in Answering TOEIC Reading Comprehension Questions
Lee, Jia-Ying
Taiwan Journal of TESOL, v15 n2 p33-64 2018
This article examines the test-taking strategies of high- and low-scoring Chinese-speaking participants when they answer English multiple-choice reading comprehension questions. Thirty-two participants took a TOEIC reading test, provided think-aloud protocols, and joined a post-task interview. The data come primarily from qualitative analysis and were compared with those from quantitative analysis. Strategies of four kinds emerged in the results: word/lexical-based, sentence-based, reading comprehension strategies, and overall technical approaches. The discussion provides insights into the employment of test-taking strategies and the relationship between strategy use and reading performance.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of English for International Communication
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