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Purpose
Determine the causes Build a workable curriculum program Provide students with test taking techniques Improve student scores
Background Description
Population
Work Setting
Writers Role
Problem Documentation
Two Surveys
Students: What thoughts do you have during the test? I wish I had prepared myself better. 25.71%
39.05%
20.95% 14.29%
Teachers: ESL/EFL students are anxious during reading comprehension tests in English. Strongly Agree Agree Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
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Teachers: ____ of my ESL/EFL students are/were anxious during reading comprehension tests. Most Some Many None A few 31.03% 36.55% 25.52% 2.07% 4.83%
Parents: My daughter/son gets anxious when there is reading comprehension test in school. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral 41.03% 17.95% 23.08%
18.38% 2.56%
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Teachers: ESL/EFL students would benefit from relaxation exercises before reading comprehension tests.
Strongly Agree 28.29%
Agree
Undecided Disagree Strongly Disagree
37.07%
27.80% 3.90% 2.93%
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Literature Review
Brief summary
Problem Solution
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Solution Strategy
Reading Comprehension Test Taking Skills
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Reading Strategies
General Layout
Paragraph: Introduction, body and conclusion Type of writing: letter, report, description, persuasion Skimming and scanning: Numbers, capital letters
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Time Organization
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Results
Student scores before and after the 12-week implementation
80.15
57.3 Scores
Students
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Audience Feedback
Questions Comments
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Recommendations
Needs Assessment Survey
Questionnaire on test taking anxiety Questionnaire on reading strategies
Comparison of grades before and after test taking and reading strategies curriculum program
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