The Comprehension Levels of Selected Grade Four Pupils vis-a-vis Text and Test Types in Filipino
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comprehension levels, text type – narrative and expository texts test type – informal reading inventory, cloze test, retelling, education
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This descriptive-correlation study assessed the comprehension level of selected Grade 4 pupils by subjecting them to three types of test (informal reading inventory, cloze test, and retelling) in two kinds of texts (narrative and expository). The results revealed that the pupils had the same comprehension levels for each test type no matter the genre of texts although of varying levels: frustration in cloze test, instructional in informal reading inventory, and independent in retelling. Overall, the comprehension levels showed slight correlation between text types, where an increase in narrative comprehension level slightly increased the comprehension level in expository texts. Meanwhile, a negative negligible correlation was observed between comprehension levels and test types using informal reading inventory and cloze test while high positive correlation was observed between comprehension level and test types using retelling. Results suggested that comprehension levels depend on the test type, not on the text types, and this calls for the use of multiple assessments for instruction and placement.
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