Learner Strategies and Test-wiseness of the Intermediate and Advanced Iranian TOEFL ibt Test Takers

Authors

  • Amirreza Nemat Tabrizi Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
  • Fateme Zununi Vahed PhD Candidate in of Applied Linguistics, Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:

Good language learners slot in a repertoire of strategies and when language tests are at stake, test-taking strategies and test-wiseness pave pay to a prolific outcome. Among such tests, TOEFL iBT seems to be a prerequisite to academic success and a nightmare many Iranian students struggle with. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to raise awareness about the type of questions in iBT, brush up the necessary skills integratively and help them employ strategies that can facilitate optimal results during the preparation course and as they were taking the test. Furthermore, we intended to investigate if the level of proficiency alone was sufficient or strategies played a more important role. Therefore, 34 iBT candidates (18 intermediate and 16 advanced) sat an iBT test and later took part in special strategy training courses. They were interviewed on the effectiveness of the strategies during the course and after they sat the second exam. As the results revealed, there was a significant difference between the two sets of exam results and being test-wise and the strategies of goal setting, covering, interleaving and considering the context along with spaced practice and compensation strategies helped the candidates perform better without further language classes.

Upgrade to premium to download articles

Sign up to access the full text

Already have an account?login

similar resources

exploring motivation and english test preparation strategies of iranian pre-university candidates during and at the end of test preparation period for konkur examination

the current study aimed at investigating the relationship between motivation and test preparation strategies (tpss) used by iranian pre-university students in their preparation period for the university entrance exam (uee). due to the importance of uee in iran, this study also attempted to show its impact on these two important variables. to this end, 100 pre-university students in an iranian p...

the relationship between test-takers and experts perception of prompt difficulty

چکیده مهارت شنیداری برای مدتهای طولانی در آموزش ، تحقیق و ارزیابی مورد غفلت قرار گرفته است. اگرچه در سالهای اخیر به خاطر اهمیت قابل ملاحظه این توانائیها در آموزش و آزمون زبان ، توجه بیشتری به توانائیهای شنیداری شده است. هم چنانکه درک شنیداری در آموزش و ارزیابی زبان دوم اهمیت فزاینده ای می یابد محققین سعی نموده اند تا ماهیت مهارتهای مستتر در مهارت شنیداری را مورد بررسی و مطالعه قرار دهند. هدف ...

15 صفحه اول

Listening strategy use, test anxiety and test performance of intermediate and advanced Iranian EFL learners

Learning  a  foreign  language  has  been  related  with  some  kind  of  knowledge  of  language learning strategies on the one hand, and some level of (test-taking) apprehension or tension on the other although a small amount of anxiety is normally expected as a natural warning symptom.  The  current  study  aimed  at  investigating  the  relationship  between  listening strategy  use,  test ...

full text

TOEFL iBT integrated speaking tests: a comparison of test-takers' performance in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency

This study compares three integrated tasks of the TOEFL iBT speaking subtest in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency. To this end, a group of TOEFL iBT Iranian candidates took a simulated TOEFL iBT some days prior to their real exam. The collected oral responses were first transcribed and then quantified using software such as ‘Syllable Counter’ and ‘Coh-Metrix3’ for fluency and complexit...

full text

construction and validation of the translation teacher competency test and the scale of students’ perceptions of translation teachers

the major purpose of this study was to develop the translation teacher competency test (ttct) and examine its construct and predictive validity. the present study was conducted in two phases: a qualitative phase as well as a quantitative phase. in the first phase of the study, the author attempted to find out the major areas of competency required for an academic translation teacher. the second...

the relationship between learners critical thinking ability and their performance in the reading sections of the tofel and ielts test

the study reflected in this thesis aims at finding out relationships between critical thinking (ct), and the reading sections of tofel and ielts tests. the study tries to find any relationships between the ct ability of students and their performance on reading tests of tofel and academic ielts. however, no research has ever been conducted to investigate the relationship between ct and the read...

15 صفحه اول

My Resources

Save resource for easier access later

Save to my library Already added to my library

{@ msg_add @}


Journal title

volume 5  issue 2

pages  91- 100

publication date 2017-09-01

By following a journal you will be notified via email when a new issue of this journal is published.

Hosted on Doprax cloud platform doprax.com

copyright © 2015-2023