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Publication Date: 2025
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Developing Stealth Assessments to Assess Young Chinese Learners' L2 Reading Comprehension
Language Learning & Technology, v29 n2 p104-131 2025
This study explored the use of stealth assessments within a digital game to assess second language (L2) Chinese learners' reading comprehension. Log data tracking learners' in-game behaviors from a game designed for Chinese dual language immersion classrooms (Poole et al., 2022) were used to construct Bayesian Belief Networks to model reading comprehension. Variables included the use of an in-game glossary for word lookups, time spent reading texts, vocabulary knowledge, text length, response requirements, and the number of repetitions. Networks were first built using class-level gameplay data and subsequently applied to individual students. Results showed significant correlations between students' modeled comprehension and their performance on an external reading comprehension assessment (r = 0.52) as well as teachers' informal reading evaluations (r = 0.66), demonstrating stealth assessments' potential for unobtrusive reading comprehension measurement. The findings contribute to the understanding of digital game-based learning and assessment in language education, particularly in the context of reading comprehension for non-alphabetic languages like Mandarin Chinese.
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Game Based Learning, Behavior Patterns, Immersion Programs, Bayesian Statistics, Reading Tests, Mandarin Chinese, Vocabulary Development, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Correlation, Written Language, Video Games, Grade 6, Reading Processes, Reaction Time
National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii. 1859 East-West Road #106, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: llt@hawaii.edu; Web site: https://www.lltjournal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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