Reading Comprehension Assessment The Nature of Reading Comprehension a. Definition of Reading Comprehension

b Matching Tasks Test- taker’s task is simply to respond correctly, which makes matching tasks in appropriate format. The most frequently appearing criterion in matching procedures is vocabulary. c Editing Task Editing for grammatical or theoretical errors is a widely used test method for assessing linguistic competence in reading. d Pictured-cued Tasks Pictures and photographs may be equally well utilized for examining ability at the selective reading. e Gap-Filling Tasks Many of the multiple-choice tasks can be converted into gap-filling or fill- in-the-blank in which the test- taker’s response is to write a word or phrase. An extension of gap-filling tasks is to create sentence completion items where test- takers read part of a sentence and then complete it by writing a phrase 3 Intensive Reading Task a Cloze Tasks In cloze tasks, test-takers should have ability to fill in gaps in an incomplete image visual, auditory, or cognitive and supply from background schemata omitted details. b Impromptu Reading Plus Comprehension Questions The traditional “Read a passage and answer some questions” technique is undoubtedly the oldest and the most common. Virtually every proficiency test uses the format and one would rarely consider assessing reading without some component of the assessment involving impromptu reading and responding questions. c Short-Answer Tasks In short-answer tasks, the test-takers are given a reading passage then they read questions that must be answered in a sentence or two. d Editing Longer Tasks The editing technique that is used in intensive reading is same with the one that is used in selective reading. The different item is just the length of the texts. The texts interactive reading for editing tasks are among 200 to 300 words. e Scanning Scanning is a strategy used by all readers to find relevant information in a text. Assessment of scanning is carried out by presenting test-takers with a text prose or something in a chart or graph format and requiring rapid identification of relevant bits of information. f Ordering Tasks One of the types of ordering task that usually used is giving students some sentence and assembling them into a story. This activity is called the strip story. g Information Transfer: Reading Charts, Maps, Graphs, Diagrams In information transfer reading, the test-takers have to comprehend specific conventions of various types of graphic; comprehend labels, headings, numbers, and symbols; comprehend the possible relationship among elements of the graphic; and make inferences that are not presented.