The interface between unitary hypothesis and componential approach to testing reading skills: do subjects show similar levels of performance with respect to specific reading sub-skills in tests representing both theories? Descriptive correlational study

• Published in: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 36
• Main Author: Wanna, Wendiyfraw
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 08.09.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Ability groups; Applied Linguistics; Cloze Procedure; Correlational studies; Data Analysis; Education; General reading ability; Hypotheses; Language Education; Reading Ability; Reading comprehension; Reading Difficulties; Reading levels; Reading Skills; Reading sub-skills; Reading Tests; Scores; Teaching and Teacher Education; General reading ability; Reading levels; Reading sub-skills; Ability groups; Performance

In order to have a better understanding of the nature of reading behavior, it is quite essential to scrutinize the underlying assumptions of the two competing theories: the componential approach and unitary hypothesis and see how this is reflected on testing the reading skills. As a result, the curr...