Analysis of assessment techniques for reading comprehension in EFL

Abstract

English is considered a second language for this reason, people need to learn four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Reading comprehension refers to a student's ability to understand the meaning of a text. The main objective of this research was to analyze the reading comprehension assessment techniques used by teachers for the Second grade BGU students at the unidad educativa Muey. This research used the qualitative methodology, which is essential to understand sociological processes and phenomena, it is qualitative because by using it the researcher can analyze non-quantitative data such as experiences and allows reflection on the data collected. To collect information, interviews focused on students and teachers were used. At the end of this project can be concluded that teachers use formal and informal assessment techniques such as asking students questions about a text and developing graphic organizers. In addition, the focus group expressed that they feel better with informal assessments because they learn in an interactive way.