Tests are often applied to evaluate students’ academic performance in all educational contexts. In order to be successful in the tests, students are required not only to possess the knowledge of the subject, but also test-taking strategies which enable them to gain higher test score. The present study was aimed at investigating the relationship between the students’ test-taking strategies use and their reading comprehension test performance and the types and frequency of the test-taking strategies used among high and low proficiency students. This research employed the mixed-methods approach. A total of sixty eight university students at an international university in Thailand took part in this study. They were asked to take a reading comprehension proficiency test and a questionnaire to find out about their use of the test taking strategies during the test. The results revealed that the test-taking strategies had a significantly positive influence on students’ reading comprehension test performances. Although high proficiency students used the test-taking strategies more frequently than those in low proficiency group, both groups of students were found to similarly employ a variety of techniques to cope with the challenges in the reading test. The findings of this present study not only empirically verified the benefits of the test-taking strategies, but also emphasizes the necessity of the formal instruction of the strategies used in the English tests, especially the ones considered most effective for tertiary students, to ensure their greater academia success.

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应试策略与泰国学生阅读理解考试成绩的关系

测试通常用于评估学生在所有教育环境中的学习成绩。为了在考试中取得成功，学生不仅需要掌握该科目的知识，还需要掌握考试策略，使他们能够获得更高的考试成绩。本研究旨在调查学生的应试策略使用与阅读理解测试成绩之间的关系，以及高水平和低水平学生使用的应试策略的类型和频率之间的关系。本研究采用混合方法。泰国一所国际大学共有六十八名大学生参加了这项研究。他们被要求参加阅读理解能力测试和问卷调查，以了解他们在考试期间对考试策略的使用情况。结果表明，应试策略对学生的阅读理解考试成绩有显着的正向影响。尽管高水平学生比低水平学生更频繁地使用应试策略，但发现两组学生同样采用了多种技巧来应对阅读测​​试中的挑战。本研究的结果不仅从经验上验证了应试策略的好处，而且强调了对英​​语测试中使用的策略进行正式指导的必要性，特别是那些被认为对大学生最有效的策略，