Effects of Test-Taking Strategy and Lexico-Grammatical Ability on L2 Local-Level Reading Comprehension
| dc.contributor.author | Li, Hang | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Shuting | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tang, Ximeng | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-04T20:59:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-04T20:59:09Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2024 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-10-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | While the effect of reading strategies on L2 test performance has been extensively researched, the effect of test-taking strategies remains underexplored, with mixed results due to varying contextual factors. This study, therefore, investigated the latent structure of test-taking strategies and the relationships among test-taking strategies, lexico-grammatical ability, and test performance in a test of local-level reading comprehension questions (LRCQs) by 217 Chinese EFL learners. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed test-taking strategies could be composed of test-management and test-wiseness strategies. Structural equation modeling provided further empirical evidence for this conceptual distinction, as only test-management strategies were significantly affected by lexico-grammatical ability. However, while lexico-grammatical ability had a large effect on test performance, neither test-management nor test-wiseness strategies had a significant impact on test performance. This study helps researchers and teachers better understand the test-taking strategies at play in LRCQs and their impact on test performance and carries implications for L2 reading pedagogy. | |
| dc.format.extent | 36 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Li, H., Zhang, S., & Tang, X. (2024). Effects of Test-Taking Strategy and Lexico-Grammatical Ability on L2 Local-Level Reading Comprehension. Reading in a Foreign Language, 36(1), 1-37. https://hdl.handle.net/10125/67474 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1539-0578 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10125/67474 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center | |
| dc.publisher | Center for Language & Technology | |
| dc.rights.license | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | test-taking strategy, lexico-grammatical ability, local-level reading comprehension questions, Structural Equation Modeling, L2 reading assessment | |
| dc.title | Effects of Test-Taking Strategy and Lexico-Grammatical Ability on L2 Local-Level Reading Comprehension | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dcterms.type | Text | |
| prism.endingpage | 37 | |
| prism.number | 1 | |
| prism.publicationname | Reading in a Foreign Language | |
| prism.startingpage | 1 | |
| prism.volume | 36 |