Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategy Use in Reading: The Case of Iranian EFL Students’ Test Performance

This study was aimed at investigating the effect of collaborative assessment, as compared to that of static assessment, on the EFL learners’ reading comprehension, metacognitive strategies, and critical thinking. In this mixed-methods research design study, 62 intermediate EFL learners out of a population of 79 English language learners, were randomly selected and divided into two groups of exp...

The present study was an attempt to refine a qualitatively proposed model of ELT discipline-specific reading strategies to provide a better interpretation of qualitative findings. Hence, in line with the components of the previous model, that is, 6 factors and 32 categories, a 6-hypothetical factor and a 33-item questionnaire were considered in the design of the ELT discipline-specific question...

This study explored the effects of 2 different types of strategies—translatedwriting vs. reading to write—in the writings of some of Iranian EFL learners inEsfahan Payamenoor University. The results showed no significant differences inthe students’ writings (in the 2 experimental groups and 1 control group) for thepretest topic. With respect to the posttest, the results, however, indicated that...