The Role of the Essay-Test in Acquiring Reading and Reading Comprehension Skills
The paper explores the role of the essay-test in acquiring reading and reading comprehension skills in the modern-day teaching of Serbian Language and Literature. The authors emphasize the importance of using essay-tests for obtaining the feedback on the reading comprehension level of the texts cove...
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oai:doaj.org-article:143d90efd92b46cbb4ac58c7af0bfc012021-11-06T12:16:57ZThe Role of the Essay-Test in Acquiring Reading and Reading Comprehension Skills10.5937/inovacije2103153M0352-23342335-0806https://doaj.org/article/143d90efd92b46cbb4ac58c7af0bfc012021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.inovacijeunastavi.rs/en/34-3-11en/https://doaj.org/toc/0352-2334https://doaj.org/toc/2335-0806The paper explores the role of the essay-test in acquiring reading and reading comprehension skills in the modern-day teaching of Serbian Language and Literature. The authors emphasize the importance of using essay-tests for obtaining the feedback on the reading comprehension level of the texts covered in regular classes, at final exams, and on the criteria-oriented knowledge tests. Two key domains are taken into consideration when designing the tasks: the narrative text, emhasizing its structure, narrative perspective, and the motivation of the characters in the function of artistic articulation; the cognitive approach to reading according to the constructive-integrative model of Walter Kintsch (Kintsch, 1988), relevant for presenting the reading construct and understanding the cognitive complexity of the tasks. The purpose of testing students using essay-tests derives from the need to assess the development of reading literacy among the students of the higher grades of elementary school.Zona V. MrkaljAna D. PejićUniversity of Belgrade, Teacher Education Facultyarticleеssay-testreading constructcognitive poeticsreading literacyEducationLENFRRUSRInovacije u Nastavi, Vol 34, Iss 3, Pp 153-161 (2021) |
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The paper explores the role of the essay-test in acquiring reading and reading comprehension skills in the modern-day teaching of Serbian Language and Literature. The authors emphasize the importance of using essay-tests for obtaining the feedback on the reading comprehension level of the texts covered in regular classes, at final exams, and on the criteria-oriented knowledge tests. Two key domains are taken into consideration when designing the tasks: the narrative text, emhasizing its structure, narrative perspective, and the motivation of the characters in the function of artistic articulation; the cognitive approach to reading according to the constructive-integrative model of Walter Kintsch (Kintsch, 1988), relevant for presenting the reading construct and understanding the cognitive complexity of the tasks. The purpose of testing students using essay-tests derives from the need to assess the development of reading literacy among the students of the higher grades of elementary school. |
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