Test-Taking Strategies of 12 -and 13-Year-Old Hungarian Learners of EFL: Why Whales Have Migraines

Autor/in	Nikolov, Marianne
Titel	Test-Taking Strategies of 12 -and 13-Year-Old Hungarian Learners of EFL: Why Whales Have Migraines
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 56 (2006) 1, S.1-51 (51 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/j.0023-8333.2006.00341.x
Schlagwörter	Test Wiseness; English (Second Language); Individual Differences; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Second Language Learning; Hungary + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Individueller Unterschied; Schulleistung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ungarn
Abstract	This paper gives an account of a project exploring 12- and 13-year-old children's uses of strategies while solving reading and writing test tasks in English as a foreign language EFL. The study was conducted to provide insights into how learners go about solving tasks and what they think and rely on while doing them. The first part provides an overview of strategy research and test-taking strategy research. The second part provides the background of the project and describes the 52 participants, the data collection instruments, and the procedures. The discussions include four case studies of two high achievers and two low achievers and explore what role individual differences played, what strategies learners applied, and how the findings have contributed to a better understanding of what we mean by test-taking strategies. This exploratory qualitative study raises several questions. The analyses of the particular strategies and case studies might provide valuable insights into learners' uses of strategies and useful feedback for test designers and teachers. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10