University of Tabriz Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning 2251-7995 11 23 2019 05 22 On The Relationship between Test-Taking Strategies and EFL Reading Performance بررسی رابطه میان راهکارهای پاسخ به آزمون و عملکرد در آزمون خواندن و درک مطلب 189 219 8933 EN Nava Nourdad Assistant Professor of EFL, University of Tabriz Parviz Ajideh Professor of EFL, University of Tabriz Journal Article 2019 01 29 To succeed in tests does not require only content knowledge.   Test-taking strategies are other factors which help students to achieve high scores in tests. The present mixed-method study set out to examine the relationship between test-taking strategies and reading test performance. To achieve the objectives of the study, a reading comprehension test, and a 35-item Likert type strategy questionnaire were given to 214 male and female university students. Analysis of the gathered data revealed that there was a positive relationship between test-taking strategies and reading test performance and that successful, moderately, successful, and unsuccessful test-takers differed in their use of cognitive and metacognitive strategies. To gain an in depth view on strategy use pattern of the test-takers, retrospective interviews along with think-aloud protocols were applied which revealed the use of metacognitive test-taking strategies more than cognitive ones. These findings can have beneficial implications for language testers, teachers, learners, and course developers. https://elt.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_8933_3b0d8f3e639b850272872847729f1f7d.pdf