This is the first item of an "Inglés I" partial test for engineering students at UCV. It is intended to activate learner’s previous knowledge and schemata through the reading strategy known as previewing. This strategy is presented to engineering students during the first part of Inglés I. I selected the text (Newsweek magazine http://www.newsweek.com/id/32528 ) because it is a “light” scientific article where the author describes an “enigmatic” and “versatile” chemical substance known as aerogel.
Item 1 – Underline or circle in the article: title, subtitle(s), author and source. Then, write down the topic of the article and a prediction about the information you will find in it. Value: 3pts (out of 20).
a) Topic: ____________________
b) Prediction (in Spanish): _____________________________________________
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** The criteria for correction will be, 1) to identify the correct information and 2)to establish a sound topic and a prediction accordignly.
Regards,
Belkis
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Hi Belkis
Before giving the task, you have to give students some info about the text.
I agrre with aisha and you have to give them question that will alow them to have a general idea about the reading based on their own expierence. and of coursde what is the purpose for reading
I think this reading activity can be good for assessing in class, but not for testing. You want your students to become active while reading; but you are not really testing reading comprehension since the items do not allow you to test that.
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