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Table 4 The sub-reading abilities of each group

From: Exploring the validity evidence of a high-stake, second language reading test: an eye-tracking study

 

High scorers (N = 14)

Low scorers (N = 14)

t test

Vocabulary knowledge

79.85 (7.41)

58.07 (12.71)

t = 5.54 (p < .01), d = 2.09

Grammar knowledge

30 (2.80)

19.57 (4.62)

t = 7.22 (p < .01), d = 2.73

Lexical processing skills

0.26 (0.08)

0.30 (0.06)

t = − 1.63 (p = .12), d = .57

Sentence processing skills

0.40 (0.11)

0.62 (0.13)

t = − 4.77 (p < .01), d = 1.83

Working memory capacity

23.57 (7.95)

20.21 (7.87)

t = 1.12 (p = .27), d = .43