An Evaluation Of Classroom Instruction And Assessment Practices And Their Effects On Learners' Reading Performance In Selected Secondary Schools In Pakistan: A Case Study
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Date
2011-08
Authors
Khan, Imran
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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The purpose of this study is firstly to investigate the manner in which reading is taught to Grade 10 EFL learners in selected secondary schools in Pakistan. Secondly, it is to investigate reading assessment practices carried out by secondary school teachers in the selected schools to assess Grade 10 EFL learners‟ reading comprehension. Finally, the purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which the current reading instruction prepares Grade 10 EFL learners for the Developed Comprehension Assessment Tool (DCAT). This case study uses a mixed design approach in order to gather quantitative and qualitative data. Three private non-elitist secondary schools from one city in Pakistan were selected. The total number of student respondents was one hundred and sixteen. There were thirty-five male and eighty-one female students‟ respondents who participated in this study. In addition, two male and one female teacher respondent had also participated. In this study, eight reading instruction classes in each school were observed. The total number of observations was twenty-four in three selected secondary schools. Secondly, the teacher respondents were asked to prepare reading comprehension tests in order to answer research question two.
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Classroom Instruction And Assessment Practices , Learners' Reading Performance