The Relationship between Reading Strategy Use and EFL Test Performance

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  • Saraswati Dawadi Open University

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https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v22i1-2.20040

Keywords:

English as a foreign language, Cognitive reading strategy, Metacognitive reading strategy, Proficiency

Abstract

There has been a steady interest in investigating the relationship between strategy use and English as a foreign language (EFL) test performance. Despite numerous studies on strategy use, the relationship between the two is still not clear. This paper reports on a study that investigated the use of reading strategies in the Secondary Education Examination English reading test and the relationship between reading strategy use and the test performance. A sample of 312 EFL learners studying at Grade 10 in Nepal participated in this study. They were asked to take the test and then respond to a reading strategy questionnaire. The quantitative software SPSS (version 20) was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that participants were active strategy users, and they used cognitive strategies more frequently than metacognitive strategies. A significant relationship was identified between reading strategy use and EFL proficiency; high-proficiency learners reported significantly higher use of reading strategies than moderate-proficiency learners, who in turn reported higher use of those strategies than their low-proficiency peers. Implications of these findings for EFL teaching and recommendations for further research are discussed.

Journal of NELTA ,  Vol. 22, No. 1-2, 2017 December, Page: 39-52

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Saraswati Dawadi, Open University

PhD student

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Published

2018-05-31

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Dawadi, S. (2018). The Relationship between Reading Strategy Use and EFL Test Performance. Journal of NELTA, 22(1-2), 39–52. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v22i1-2.20040

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