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Corrin Moss; Scott P. Ardoin; Joshua A. Mellott; Katherine S. Binder – Grantee Submission, 2023
The current study investigated the impact of manipulating reading strategy, reading the questions first (QF) or the passage first (PF), during a reading comprehension test, and we explored how reading strategy was related to student characteristics. Participants' eye movements were monitored as they read 12 passages and answered multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Accuracy, Grade 8, Reading Tests
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Anam, Moh. Khoirul – International Journal of Language Education, 2019
TOEFL has been provided as a standardized test to measure the English proficiency of non-native speakers. However, one thing should be considered that TOEFL is still a big challenge for non-native English learners, especially for EFL learners. This is one of the factors, related to how proficient the vocabulary knowledge which students have.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Correlation
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Pllana, Duli – World Journal of Education, 2022
Highschool homework as an integral part of the study skills benefits students' learning outcomes significantly. Consistency of completing homework contributes to rising scores in any given assignment such as quizzes, regular tests, standardized tests, etc. The purpose of homework aims at different targets and it is designed for specific groups and…
Descriptors: Homework, Learning Processes, High School Students, Study Skills
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Chen, Chen; Liu, Yongcan – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2020
This study explored the role of vocabulary breadth and depth in second language learners' performance in IELTS academic reading tests in China. Sixty-two Chinese learners of English as a foreign language completed a vocabulary size test, a vocabulary depth test, and an IELTS reading test. Results showed that vocabulary breadth and depth both…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
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Sawaki, Yasuyo – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
The purpose of the present study is to examine whether performance on the "TOEFL iBT"® Reading practice test is affected by 3 different levels of feedback provided to learners upon completion of reading exercises: (a) correctness of learner response (the knowledge of correct results [KCR] feedback), (b) KCR feedback and rationales for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response)
Perez-Amurao, Analiza – Online Submission, 2011
This study examines the reading performance of selected students at the Pre-College program of the Mahidol University International College (PC-MUIC) as they are required to attain a score of 520 in the TOEFL-ITP (or equivalent performance in IELTS) to enter MUIC. Specifically, this research aims to evaluate whether the reading skills that…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Achievement