The Effects of Reading Ability and Sex Difference on Recall Protocols of Japanese University Students
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This study investigates the concurrent validity of a recall test as a measure of reading comprehension and the effects of the level of reading ability and sex difference on the written recalls of 70 Japanese EFL university students. Results showed that there were moderate significant correlations between a recall test and a standardized reading test (i.e., FCE): for all the students, r = .64, p < .01; for males, r = .61, p < .01; for females, r = .67, p < .01, suggesting that a recall test is moderately valid as a measure of reading comprehension. Sex difference did not affect the concurrent validity of a recall test and recall test scores. Reading ability affected total recall, main ideas recalled, the recall of each paragraph, and paragraph main ideas recalled. Irrespective of sex difference, the students with high reading ability recalled the overall text, all main idea units, paragraphs and paragraph main ideas better than those with low reading ability. However, no significant difference was found between male and female students regarding the recall of total idea units, total main ideas, and the recall of paragraphs and of paragraph main ideas, although their reading ability was found to be equivalent. The lack of a significant interaction between reading ability and sex difference in terms of 1) total recall, 2) the recall of main ideas, 3) paragraph recall and 4) the recall of paragraph main ideas indicates that sex difference did not affect the differences between the students with high and low reading ability in these four kinds of recall: 11, 2), 3) and 4)