• Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi

  Author

• Saleh Arizavi

  Author

• NamdarNamdari

  Author

The main objective of this study was to see whether preparation influences the
learners’ reading comprehension of IELTS and TOEFL? Also as a subsidiary question,
this study tried to find answer(s) to the following question: Does getting a high score
imply enhancement in the reading comprehension ability?To this end, sixty EFL learners
were selected to take part in a preparation program in which they were instructed
different techniques and strategies to deal withthe reading section of TOEFL and IELTS
tests. Although the participants' scores enhanced in the post tests, the preparation
program did differently on these two tests (IELTS and TOEFL). Generally, findings
showed that the preparation effect was more visible on performance of the IELTS reading
test than on that of the TOEFL reading test. The IELTS preparation group
significantlyoutperformed the TOEFL preparation group on the IELTS reading test. In
contrast, the TOEFL preparation group performed better than the IELTSpreparation
group on the TOEFL reading test, but this difference was not significant. These different
effects of test preparation on test performance are clarified in the current study findings.

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