Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
| Electronic Journal of… | 1 |
| Language Assessment Quarterly | 1 |
| ProQuest LLC | 1 |
| Reading Matrix: An… | 1 |
| Studies in Second Language… | 1 |
Author
| Alamer, Abdullah | 1 |
| Alsagoafi, Ahmad | 1 |
| Bernal, Macarena Carrasco | 1 |
| Bodman, Susan | 1 |
| Castro, Marco Antonio… | 1 |
| Fajardo, Christian Soto | 1 |
| Melhi, Abdullah A. | 1 |
| Qian, David D. | 1 |
| de Blume, Antonio P. Gutierrez | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 5 |
| Postsecondary Education | 5 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Test of English as a Foreign… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textAlamer, Abdullah; Alsagoafi, Ahmad – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Language students apply different strategies to learn a second language (L2), especially when they want to attain proficiency in reading. The aim of the present study was to revisit the validity of the "Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory" (MARSI-R) among Saudi students using a new statistical method of confirmatory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Direct linkFajardo, Christian Soto; de Blume, Antonio P. Gutierrez; Castro, Marco Antonio Contreras; Bernal, Macarena Carrasco – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2019
Introduction: Reading comprehension is an important skill in the fast pace global society in which we now live. However, reading comprehension is a rather complex process that involves the dynamic interaction of cognitive and metacognitive skills. Method: In the present study, we investigated whether a newly-developed text inconsistency detection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Reading Comprehension, Reliability
Melhi, Abdullah A. – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
Prior research indicated that computer-mediated glosses had an overall medium effect on second language reading comprehension. This study investigated the effects of computer-mediated glosses on reading comprehension. It also investigated the predictive power index of the e-glosses use with regard to reading comprehension performance, from a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Predictive Validity
Bodman, Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A challenge presented to nurse educators is retention of nursing students. This has led nursing faculty to review admission requirements and question how well entrance tests predict success in Associate Degree Nursing Programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the HESI Admission Assessment Exam (HESI A2) and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Nursing Education, College Entrance Examinations, Grades (Scholastic)
Qian, David D. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2008
In the last 15 years or so, language testing practitioners have increasingly favored assessing vocabulary in context. The discrete-point vocabulary measure used in the old version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) has long been criticized for encouraging test candidates to memorize wordlists out of context although test items…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Context Effect, Vocabulary, English (Second Language)
