Exploring Task-completion Processes in L2 Reading Assessments: Multiple-choice vs. Short-answer Questions

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dc.contributor.authorLiao, Ray J. T.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-14T23:19:09Z
dc.date.available2021-10-14T23:19:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-15
dc.description.abstractThis study was to compare the processes that second language learners implemented when completing reading tasks in a multiple-choice question format (MCQ) with those in a short-answer question format (SAQ). Sixteen nonnative English-speaking students from a large Midwestern college in the United States were invited to complete MCQ and SAQ English reading tasks and then to engage in retrospective verbal reporting and semi-structured interviews. Results showed that when processing information in the source texts, students constructed text and situation models to (a) obtain a general understanding of the texts and (b) deepen their textual understanding. As students answered the comprehension questions, their question-answering processes were informed by the test format itself. Moreover, students employed different styles of interactive processing depending on whether they were completing MCQ or SAQ tasks. The implications of the study encourage test developers and teachers to implement a variety of test formats when possible.
dc.identifier.citationLiao, R. J. T. (2021). Exploring task-completion processes in L2 reading assessments: Multiple-choice vs. short-answer questions. Reading in a Foreign Language, 33(2), 168-190. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/67399
dc.identifier.issn1539-0578
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/67399
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisherCenter for Language & Technology
dc.subjecttest format
dc.subjectmultiple-choice questions
dc.subjectshort-answer questions
dc.subjectL2 reading assessment
dc.subjectreading processes
dc.subjectinteractive processes
dc.subjectwriting about reading
dc.titleExploring Task-completion Processes in L2 Reading Assessments: Multiple-choice vs. Short-answer Questions
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.endingpage190
prism.number2
prism.publicationnameReading in a Foreign Language
prism.startingpage168
prism.volume33

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