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Diane C. Mézière; Lili Yu; Genevieve McArthur; Erik D. Reichle; Titus von der Malsburg – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2024
Purpose: Recent research on the potential of using eye-tracking to measure reading comprehension ability suggests that the relationship between standard eye-tracking measures and reading comprehension is influenced by differences in task demands between comprehension assessments. We compared standard eye-tracking measures and scanpath regularity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Reading, Reading Tests, Achievement Tests
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Hildenbrand, Lena; Wiley, Jennifer – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2023
The present study examined the relationship between working memory capacity (WMC) and comprehension on a multiple text assessment from the ACT test for college preparedness in which texts are available during question answering. Specifically, it was of interest whether differences in relations would be seen across different question types. Only…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Reading Comprehension, Predictor Variables, College Entrance Examinations
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Breadmore, Helen L.; Côté, Emily; Deacon, S. Hélène – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2023
Purpose: Despite abundant evidence that morphemes are important in reading and spelling, little is known about the nature of processing in spelling. This study identifies multiple morphological processes over the time course of spelling, revealing that these processes are influenced by development. Method: Twenty adults and 46 children (8;0-12;1…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Spelling, Handwriting, Cognitive Processes
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Cizmar, Anne M.; Holt, Benjamin Tyler – Journal of Political Science Education, 2023
Reading is critical to success in college. Faculty members often decry students who come to class without reading, and unprepared for the lessons of the day. Yet, relatively little empirical research assesses how to best stimulate collegiate reading and what types of reading assessments provide the best student learning outcomes. This paper…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Randomized Controlled Trials, Critical Reading, Assignments
Francis Robert Carvalho Considine – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The topic for this quantitative correlational study was the low proficiency in reading comprehension of graduates in the Jacksonville metropolitan area of North Florida. The research problem explored a statistically significant correlation between the Emotional Quotient score of the Emotional Intelligence inventory and individualized outcome…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Scores, Reading Tests, College Entrance Examinations
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Virginia Clinton-Lisell; Sarah E. Carlson; Heather Ness-Maddox; Amanda Dahl; Terrill Taylor; Mark L. Davison; Ben Seipel – Grantee Submission, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine clusters of less-skilled college readers. College students with below average reading comprehension skills (N = 77) read and thought aloud about four texts, recalled the texts, and completed standardized assessments of reading skills. Based on the findings of cluster analyses of the cognitive processes…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Reading Skills
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Yeari, Menahem; Schlesinger, Liran Markel; Moshka, Ella – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
The present study examined the processing and performance of examinees in reading comprehension (RC) tests, when they read the whole text "prior" to its questions ("text-first" strategy [TFs]) compared to reading the text "while" and "for" answering the questions ("questions-first" strategy [QFs]).…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Timed Tests, Test Wiseness
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Micah Watanabe; Megan Imundo; Katerina Christhilf; Tracy Arner; Danielle S. McNamara – Grantee Submission, 2024
Reading comprehension is essential for students' ability to build knowledge. Students' comprehension abilities can be enhanced by providing students with deliberate practice and formative feedback on reading comprehension strategies. iSTART is an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) that is designed to provide instruction in reading strategies with…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Reading Instruction
Ben Seipel; Patrick C. Kennedy; Sarah E. Carlson; Virginia Clinton-Lisell; Mark L. Davison – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2023
As access to higher education increases, it is important to monitor students with special needs to facilitate the provision of appropriate resources and support. Although metrics such as the "reading readiness" ACT (formerly American College Testing) of provide insight into how many students may need such resources, they do not specify…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension
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Hyunkuk Cho; Hwanyeon Kim – Education Finance and Policy, 2024
Studies have identified negative effects of cortisol, a stress hormone, on academic performance. Because natural disasters induce community-wide stress, students who experience natural disasters may subsequently perform worse academically. Our study is the first to examine the immediate effects of close exposure to a natural disaster on academic…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Natural Disasters, College Entrance Examinations, Mathematics Tests
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Castells, Núria; Minguela, Marta; Nadal, Esther – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
Little evidence is available regarding the differential impact of reading versus reading and writing on multiple source comprehension. The present study aims to: (1) compare the inferential comprehension performance of students in reading versus reading/synthesis conditions; (2) explore the impact of performing the tasks on paper versus on screen…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Reading Comprehension, Synthesis, Reading Processes
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Diyorjon Abdullaev; Djuraeva Laylo Shukhratovna; Jamoldinova Odinaxon Rasulovna; Jumanazarov Umid Umirzakovich; Olga V. Staroverova – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
Local item dependence (LID) refers to the situation where responses to items in a test or questionnaire are influenced by responses to other items in the test. This could be due to shared prompts, item content similarity, and deficiencies in item construction. LID due to a shared prompt is highly probable in cloze tests where items are nested…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Shuo Ban; Xi Lan; Ziming Li; Yongchun Mao – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
Primary Scientific Literature (PSL) significantly contributes to cultivating students' scientific literacy. However, students' visual strategies while reading PSL remain unclear. This study utilized eye-tracking technology to clarify students' visual attention allocation and fixation transactions during PSL reading, and explored their associations…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Reading Processes, Scientific Literacy, Science Education
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Eko Suhartoyo; Rida Afrilyasanti; Nur Mukminatien – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2025
In this paper, we investigated the impact of an online classroom-based reading assessment on implementing practices in reading instruction among 30 EFL learners in an intermediate reading course at a public university in East Java, Indonesia. Our study aimed to develop an online classroom-based reading assessment and evaluate its efficacy in…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Reading Tests, Reading Instruction
Sydney Jay B. Villarin; Junar P. Patlunag – Online Submission, 2023
This research explored the relationship between morphological awareness and reading comprehension among third-year criminology students at Initao College in the Philippines. The study employed a quantitative descriptive correlational research design, utilizing a structured questionnaire to assess morphological awareness and reading comprehension…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Morphemes, Reading Comprehension, Metalinguistics
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