1Ph. D, Assistant Prof., Department of English Language, Payame Noor University, I. R. of Iran
2M.A in TEFL, Department of English Language, Payame Noor University, I.R of Iran
Online published on 20 June, 2019.
The current study investigated the effect of portfolio assessment on reading comprehension of introvert vs. extrovert Iranian EFL learners. To this end, Nelson Denny reading test was administered to 150 Iranian EFL learners studying at Maghreb Zamin language institute in the city of Uremia as the homogeneity test and the pretest. Ninety five EFL learners with their scores 1 standard deviation above and below the mean score were selected for the study. In addition, Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPI) was administered to the participants to distinguish them based on their learning styles, i.e., introversion and extroversion. The participants were divided into 4 main groups (two experimental groups and two control groups). Two experimental groups (one introvert and one extrovert) went through portfolio assessment and two control groups (one introvert and one extrovert) went through traditional assessment. The study proved that portfolio assessment can have more positive effect on reading comprehension of both introvert and extrovert Iranian EFL learners, however, this difference between the groups is not meaningful. The findings of the study could be useful by test makers, language teachers and material developers.
Extrovert Learner, Introvert Learner, Portfolio Assessment, Traditional Assessment
