Palestinian EFL University Students' Problems with the Reading Sections of the TOEFL Internet-Based Test and the Revised TOEFL Paper-Delivered Test
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| Title: | Palestinian EFL University Students' Problems with the Reading Sections of the TOEFL Internet-Based Test and the Revised TOEFL Paper-Delivered Test |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hammad, Enas Abdullah (ORCID |
| Source: | Arab World English Journal. Sep 2021 12(3):51-65. |
| Availability: | Arab World English Journal. 10602 Davlee Lane, Richmond, Texas, 77407. e-mail: editor@awej.org; e-mail: info@ASELS.org; Web site: https://awej.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | College Seniors, Computer Assisted Testing, Paper (Material), Test Format, Reading Tests, Student Problems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Test Preparation, Language Proficiency, Reading Rate, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Test Anxiety |
| Geographic Terms: | Palestine |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| ISSN: | 2229-9327 |
| Abstract: | Despite Palestinian university students' problems with the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test, no researchers approached this research area in the Palestinian English as a Foreign Language context. The present study attempted to answer a question focusing on Palestinian university students' problems with the reading sections of the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test and the revised Test of English as a Foreign Language paper-delivered test. The participants were 65 fourth-year students studying English at Al-Aqsa University. The researcher employed four instruments: a test, a group semi-structured interview, and two individual semi-structured interviews. Results showed the students' problems with the reading sections of the two types of tests, such as the irrelevance of the topics of the tests to the students' content background knowledge, students' lack of exposure to lengthy passages, students' slow reading speed, and the students' lack of linguistic proficiency. Additionally, the study offered many recommendations for Educational Testing Service experts and Al-Aqsa university students and instructors. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1324537 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Despite Palestinian university students' problems with the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test, no researchers approached this research area in the Palestinian English as a Foreign Language context. The present study attempted to answer a question focusing on Palestinian university students' problems with the reading sections of the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test and the revised Test of English as a Foreign Language paper-delivered test. The participants were 65 fourth-year students studying English at Al-Aqsa University. The researcher employed four instruments: a test, a group semi-structured interview, and two individual semi-structured interviews. Results showed the students' problems with the reading sections of the two types of tests, such as the irrelevance of the topics of the tests to the students' content background knowledge, students' lack of exposure to lengthy passages, students' slow reading speed, and the students' lack of linguistic proficiency. Additionally, the study offered many recommendations for Educational Testing Service experts and Al-Aqsa university students and instructors. |
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| ISSN: | 2229-9327 |
