COLLEGE OF MARY IMMACULATE

of PANDI, BULACAN, INC.

JP Rizal St., Poblacion, Pandi, Bulacan
Tel. No.: (044) 769 2021
Fax No: (044) 769 2021
Course Subject: Teaching and Assessment in Literature
Course Unit: 3 Units
Schedule: SAT 7:00-10:00 am
Midterm

UNDERSTANDING THE LEVELS OF COMPREHENSION

*Luke, Dooley, and Woods (2011) in their study claimed that comprehension, as a predictor
of overall academic achievement, includes the simultaneous extraction and construction
meaning from a text.

*PISA study emphasized the importance of “students being able to apply their knowledge
and skills to real-life situations.”

*To be successful in reading an article, story, poem or novel, one has to draw on reading
strategies to develop the skills need in comprehension.

Mt Sac Levels of Comprehension

1. Literal

2. Inferential

3. Evaluative

4. Appreciative

5. Essential

6. Critique

*Other authors, included Lexical Comprehension Level

5 TYPES of Reading Comprehension

1. Lexical Comprehension - Understand key vocabulary in the text.

2. Literal Comprehension- Answer Who, What, When & Where questions.

3. Interpretive Comprehension- Answer, What if, Why, and How questions

4. Applied Comprehension- Relate story to existing knowledge or opinion.

5. Affective Comprehension- Understand social and emotional aspects.

*Hillock’s Ladder, Three Level of Comprehension

Type 1- Literal Questions
“right there” or “on the page” questions
Type 2- Inferential Type Questions
-are those require the students to figure out the answers.
-”The think and search questions” or “between the lines questions”
- deals with implied-relationships through key details not stated directly.
Type 3- Generalization Questions
-themes are deduced to inform personal action.
-evaluative questions
-”beyond the text” question
-justify, share and argue viewpoints and analyze author’s position.
-no right or wrong answer but rather justifications for their answers.
 COLLEGE OF MARY IMMACULATE
of PANDI, BULACAN, INC.
JP Rizal St., Poblacion, Pandi, Bulacan
Tel. No.: (044) 769 2021
Fax No: (044) 769 2021

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Prepared by

Renato Jr L. Rarugal
Instructor

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