Mapping the fluctuating effect of strategy use ability on English reading performance for nursing students: A multi-layered moderation analysis approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-304
Author(s):  
Yuyang Cai ◽  
Antony John Kunnan
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Linear Quadratic ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Moderation Analysis ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Language Knowledge

An essential hypothesis of modern language assessment theory pertains to the interaction between strategy use ability (strategic competence) and second language knowledge. However, how they interact with each other is rarely explored. Drawing on relevant research in the literature, in this paper we proposed three interaction patterns (i.e., linear, quadratic, and cuboid) in which language knowledge moderates the effect of strategy use ability on L2 reading performance. A pool of 1491 nursing students were invited to respond to three instruments, each measuring language knowledge, strategy use ability, and nursing English (L2) reading ability, respectively. Student responses were first scored using multidimensional item response theory (MIRT). Next, we applied multi-layered moderation analysis (MLMA) to these MIRT-based scores to detect the hypothetical interaction patterns. The results supported the cuboid interaction pattern or, metaphorically, the pattern of an island ridge curve (IRC). Substantially, this indicated that the effect of strategy use ability on nursing English reading performance fluctuated in a down-up-down pattern with the increase of students’ language knowledge. Our study also revealed different patterns of strategy use depending on students’ language knowledge level.

Reading Strategies in L1 and L2

2002 ◽  
Vol 135-136 ◽  
pp. 1-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Yamashita
Keyword(s):  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Think Aloud ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Reading Processes ◽  
English Reading ◽  
L1 And L2 ◽  
Interdependence Hypothesis

Abstract This study compared LI (Japanese) and L2 (English) reading strategies reported by four groups of readers with different reading ability backgrounds. Information on the strategies was extracted by a think aloud method. The following points emerged. (1) Generally speaking, readers tend to transfer their LI reading strategies to their L2 reading. (2) Language independent strategies are more likely to be transferred from LI to L2 than language dependent strategies. (3) High LI reading ability compensates for weak L2 reading ability, but there is a limit to this compensation. These results suggested a stronger relationship between LI and L2 reading processes than is predicted by the linguistic threshold hypothesis. The possibility that we can explain the results by combining the linguistic threshold hypothesis and the linguistic interdependence hypothesis, which have often been treated as conflicting, was discussed.

scholarly journals Construction and Simulation of Online English Reading Model in Wireless Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Environment Optimized by Particle Swarm Optimization

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Bolan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Reading Performance ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Vocabulary Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
College English ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Polarization Response ◽  
Language Knowledge ◽  
Acoustic Wave Sensor ◽  
Reading Teaching

English reading is an important way to consolidate and expand English language knowledge, and it is also an important way to obtain information and understand British and American culture. Therefore, reading teaching has always been an important part of English education and teaching at all levels and types of schools, and college English teaching is no exception. College English teachers have been carrying out teaching reflections in their reading teaching practice and constantly exploring teaching modes and teaching directions that improve students’ reading engagement and reading comprehension ability. However, the current daily teaching of English reading still generally maintains the traditional teaching mode. The entire reading learning process is monotonous, boring, and stylized, and the ability to acquire and process information cannot be combined with language knowledge and language skills. This kind of teaching mode severely inhibited the college students’ involvement in English learning model. Based on the electromagnetic-polarization response expression in a uniformly polarized half-space, this paper transforms the problem of polarization parameter extraction into a minimum optimization problem and constructs a fitness function. A set of polarization parameters is selected to calculate the electromagnetic-polarization response under trapezoidal waves in a uniform half-space, and the basic particle swarm algorithm is used to extract single and multiple parameters, respectively. In this paper, by adding a window to the test data in the time domain, the multiplicative and additive interference in the test signal is suppressed, and the signal-to-noise ratio of the test result is improved. We use the platform built in this article to wirelessly test the temperature characteristics of the surface acoustic wave sensor. The research results identified eight cognitive attributes of English reading and successfully generated diagnostic information at the group and individual levels and finally formed graphics and textual diagnostic feedback. There is a certain correlation between students’ vocabulary mastery and English reading performance, which shows that the vocabulary teaching method can help students better understand the reading materials and improve their reading performance. Combining two student interviews and learning logs, it can be seen that students’ understanding and frequency of use of vocabulary knowledge have increased significantly after the action research. It is generally recognized that vocabulary has a positive effect on improving reading level and can be based on the recognition and understanding of vocabulary. The mastery of vocabulary can promote the improvement of college students’ English reading level to a certain extent. Learners should strengthen vocabulary learning and face up to the importance of vocabulary knowledge in English reading.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES FACED BY OLDER PERSONS IN USING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION LABELS: WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S709-S710
Author(s):  
Rahul Malhotra ◽  
Sumithra Suppiah ◽  
Yi Wen Tan
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Limited English Proficiency ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Prescription Medication ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
System Level ◽  
Pharmacy Staff ◽  
Medication Information ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Depth Interviews

Abstract In Singapore, while many older people cannot read English, prescription medication labels (PMLs) are predominantly dispensed in English. This qualitative study documented the challenges faced and solutions employed by users (i.e. older Singaporeans) and dispensers (i.e. pharmacy staff) of PMLs. In total, 30 in-depth interviews were conducted; 20 were equally divided between older Singaporeans (≥60 years) who could read English and those with limited/no English reading ability, and 10 were conducted with pharmacy staff across 6 polyclinics. The audio-taped interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. The interviews with older Singaporeans and pharmacy staff revealed similar challenges in using PMLs. The first challenge related to reading and understanding PMLs by older people, mainly due to their limited English proficiency (LEP) or illiteracy. Consequently, older Singaporeans often relied on family members, domestic workers or pharmacy staff to help them interpret PMLs. Specifically, to address LEP, pharmacy staff reported translating PML instructions verbally and also handwriting them on PMLs. For illiterate patients, pharmacy staff reported drawing illustrations on PMLs to communicate key medication information. The second challenge related to PML readability, due to small font size. To address this, pharmacy staff routinely re-wrote medication information on PMLs in larger handwriting. Such improvised solutions by pharmacy staff to address the challenges faced by older Singaporeans in using PMLs indicate a pressing need for system-level improvements to PMLs. Improvements such as standardised and legible bilingual medication instructions and/or pictograms would appreciably facilitate medication counselling and allow for better understanding of PMLs by older Singaporeans.

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