Question-generation strategy rests on three essential elements: active processing, metacognitive processing, and schema processing

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

The article organizes the question-generation strategy around three essential elements. Active processing holds that "students become active readers and independent thinkers via generating questions in order to understand the text" (Wong, 1985). Metacognitive processing involves planning, monitoring, and evaluating one's comprehension, so learners become aware of comprehension gaps. Schema processing holds that readers with rich prior knowledge comprehend text better than those with weak background.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Students must generate questions based on reading content, using formats such as multiple-choice, matching, short answer, true-false, and fill-in-the-blank.

Constraints

• The article notes that inadequate word knowledge of learners constrained the rhetorical text types that could be used.

Target Learners

• Iranian third-grade high school EFL students

Learning Goals

• Reading comprehension of English passages

Claims

• Question Generation Improves Male Efl Reading Comprehension [+M]
• Question Generation Improves Female Efl Reading Comprehension [+M]

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Key Sources

• Khansir, A. A., & Dashti, J. G. (2014). The Effect of Question-Generation Strategy on Iranian EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension Development. English Language Teaching, 7(4), 38-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v7n4p38

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title	Question-generation strategy rests on three essential elements: active processing, metacognitive processing, and schema processing
description	The article organizes the question-generation strategy around three essential elements.
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generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-02
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