A study on IELTS test-taking strateges : reading section = Nghiên cứu về chiến thuật làm bài đọc IELTS

• Main Author: Đinh, Thị Hà Phương
• Other Authors: Đỗ, Thị Thanh Hà
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: University of Languages and International Studies 2017
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/41369
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This study describes the test-taking strategies that test-takers employed in the Reading section of the IELTS test. As one of the first attempts to investigate the test-taking strategies in response to the True/False/Not Given or Yes/No/Not Given reading tasks, the paper aims at exploring the frequently used strategies and their effectiveness reflected in the test-takers‟ reading performance. In the recent study, the possibility of guessing the answers in responding to the True/False/Not Given or Yes/No/Not Given is of particular interest. To fulfill these primary aims, both quantitative and qualitativemethodswith the use of stimulated recalls were adopted. Verbal protocol data was collected from 10 ISP students who had attended IELTS Preparation Course and achieved an average IELTS score of 6.0. The students were asked to recall their thoughts as they were struggling for the answers to two academic reading texts after they finished reading. The participants‟ verbal reports were then transcribed and decoded so that they could reveal the commonly used strategies as well as their effectiveness. The findings of the study provide insight into the response behaviors prompted by a specific reading task in the IELTS Test