Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students

The present study focused on the development of an ESL reading comprehension assessment system for Malaysian Year Five students. The current Malaysian Primary school achievement test assigns a composite grade to summarise students‟ performance. The composite grades do not provide any specific inform...

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Main Author:	Chang, Kuan Lim
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	L7-991 Education (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/49569/1/CHANG%20KUAN%20LIM%20-%20DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20ESL%20READING.pdf
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spelling	my-usm-ep.495692021-08-06T01:58:47Z Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students 2018-08 Chang, Kuan Lim L7-991 Education (General) The present study focused on the development of an ESL reading comprehension assessment system for Malaysian Year Five students. The current Malaysian Primary school achievement test assigns a composite grade to summarise students‟ performance. The composite grades do not provide any specific information with regards to each student‟s reading ability. In this study, the ESL reading comprehension assessment system includes the development of standardised generic reading comprehension test, reading matrix and reading performance descriptors. The standardised generic reading comprehension test consists of three sections with reading comprehension questions at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels based on Barrett‟s and Bloom‟s Taxonomy in line with the Malaysian English Language Syllabus and Standard Curriculum Document and Assessment. Each section of the test contains linear and non-linear texts with literal, reorganisation and inferential comprehension questions. The standardised generic reading comprehension test was piloted and the researcher proceeded to develop the reading matrix by determining the cut score for each band and the number of bands. A Reading Matrix is a chart that ESL teachers match their students‟ test scores with educational levels. The administration of the standardised generic reading comprehension test involved Year Five respondents from primary schools located in Larut, Matang and Selama. The data gathered was analysed for the development of reading performance descriptors illustrating the reading sub-skills the students have and have not acquired. 2018-08 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/49569/ http://eprints.usm.my/49569/1/CHANG%20KUAN%20LIM%20-%20DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20ESL%20READING.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Pendidikan
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description	The present study focused on the development of an ESL reading comprehension assessment system for Malaysian Year Five students. The current Malaysian Primary school achievement test assigns a composite grade to summarise students‟ performance. The composite grades do not provide any specific information with regards to each student‟s reading ability. In this study, the ESL reading comprehension assessment system includes the development of standardised generic reading comprehension test, reading matrix and reading performance descriptors. The standardised generic reading comprehension test consists of three sections with reading comprehension questions at elementary, intermediate and advanced levels based on Barrett‟s and Bloom‟s Taxonomy in line with the Malaysian English Language Syllabus and Standard Curriculum Document and Assessment. Each section of the test contains linear and non-linear texts with literal, reorganisation and inferential comprehension questions. The standardised generic reading comprehension test was piloted and the researcher proceeded to develop the reading matrix by determining the cut score for each band and the number of bands. A Reading Matrix is a chart that ESL teachers match their students‟ test scores with educational levels. The administration of the standardised generic reading comprehension test involved Year Five respondents from primary schools located in Larut, Matang and Selama. The data gathered was analysed for the development of reading performance descriptors illustrating the reading sub-skills the students have and have not acquired.
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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Chang, Kuan Lim
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title	Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students
title_short	Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students
title_full	Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students
title_fullStr	Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students
title_full_unstemmed	Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students
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granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
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publishDate	2018
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Development of ESL Reading Comprehension Assessment System For Malaysian Year Five Students

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