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Brantmeier, Cindy – Modern Language Journal, 2005
The present study examined how a reader's subject knowledge, the analogy versus nonanalogy difference in text type, and type of test (written recall, sentence completion, and multiple choice) affect first language (L1) and second language (L2) reading comprehension. There were three participant groups: (a) 53 native Costa Ricans enrolled in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Format, Statistical Analysis, Recall (Psychology)