Integrating diagnostic assessment into curriculum: a theoretical framework and teaching practices

Language Testing in Asia

Table 6 Pre-test, post-test, and ANCOVA results for the experimental and control groups

Attribute	Group	No.	Pre-test		Post-test		ANCOVA
Attribute	Group	No.	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	F	p	Cohen’s d
A1	EG	34	10.59	10.13	14.65	10.77	4.80**	0.033	0.63
A1	CG	20	12.00	9.73	9.6	8.35
A2	EG	34	17.79	4.17	18.06	4.74	4.58**	0.037	0.59
A2	CG	20	16.65	6.90	14.80	5.53
A3	EG	10	22.56	7.50	26.11	6.01	4.32**	0.049	0.87
A3	CG	16	17.59	7.53	14.23	8.66
A4	EG	34	22.58	7.68	23.00	7.00	0.78	0.383	0.29
A4	CG	20	19.45	9.89	19.80	10.85
A5	EG	30	20.36	5.65	22.83	6.59	0.88	0.352	0.29
A5	CG	17	17.00	8.25	20.18	7.66
Total score	EG	34	220.21	29.67	233.26	39.67	1.66	0.203	0.35
Total score	CG	20	200.30	42.67	207.05	47.98

A1, analyzing logical relationships between ideas (e.g., causation, transition, progression); A2, summarizing the main idea of the text; A3, making inferences about the author’s feelings and attitudes; A4, differentiating facts and opinions/comparing the opinions and attitudes of different authors; A5, locating the target information by skimming, scanning, or browsing; EG, experimental group; CG, control group
**p< .05