en EFL Students’ Rating Accuracy in Assessing Reading Comprehension Subskills across Genres: A Diagnostic Perspective تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="direction:rtl"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">This study aimed to examine EFL learners&rsquo; rating accuracy in assessing reading comprehension subskills in various genres.&nbsp; <span style="color:black">To this end, 60 English translation students participated in this study. The instructional treatment was based on the learners&rsquo; challenging reading subskills in four genres. Taking the instructor&rsquo;s ratings as the yardstick,</span> during a 12- week course, the accuracy of the learners&rsquo; self- and peer- assessments was investigated. Data analysis, using MANOVA, confirmed </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">that </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">there was</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> a statistically significant difference between the accuracy of self-, peer- and instructor-ratings. More specifically, the two groups were inaccurate in assessing the main idea/ supporting details and cause/effect subskills in all genres. However, for assessing fact /opinion subskills</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> only </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">the</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> self-assessment group </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">was inaccurate in descriptive genre. Obtaining such detailed diagnostic information about learners&rsquo; performance can help instructors in elevating weaknesses in language skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <br> &nbsp; <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="direction:rtl"><span style="unicode-bidi:embed"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">This study aimed to examine EFL learners&rsquo; rating accuracy in assessing reading comprehension subskills in various genres.&nbsp; <span style="color:black">To this end, 60 English translation students participated in this study. The instructional treatment was based on the learners&rsquo; challenging reading subskills in four genres. Taking the instructor&rsquo;s ratings as the yardstick,</span> during a 12- week course, the accuracy of the learners&rsquo; self- and peer- assessments was investigated. Data analysis, using MANOVA, confirmed </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">that </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">there was</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> a statistically significant difference between the accuracy of self-, peer- and instructor-ratings. More specifically, the two groups were inaccurate in assessing the main idea/ supporting details and cause/effect subskills in all genres. However, for assessing fact /opinion subskills</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> only </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">the</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> self-assessment group </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">was inaccurate in descriptive genre. Obtaining such detailed diagnostic information about learners&rsquo; performance can help instructors in elevating weaknesses in language skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; reading comprehension, reading subskills, reading genres, rating accuracy, diagnostic assessment reading comprehension, reading subskills, reading genres, rating accuracy, diagnostic assessment 1 15 http://ijreeonline.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1313-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Masoome Azmoode Masoome Azmoode azmoode2014@gmail.com 10031947532846003820 10031947532846003820 Yes Department of foreign Languages, Science and Research University, Tehran, Iran Department of foreign Languages, Science and Research University, Tehran, Iran