A computerized assessment system for Chinese reading in grade one

Abstract

The present study aims to develop a computerized assessment system for Chinese reading. The purpose of study was to collect data conveniently and efficiently. The study investigated the relation between literacy skills (word recognition and reading fluency) and reading-related skills for grade1 students by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Two hundreds and six Chinese-speaking Taiwanese children were assessed on phonological awareness, rapid naming speed, orthographic knowledge, morphological awareness and visual perception skills. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) showed the goodness-offit of the proposed model. The proposed system is adaptive to assess students’ Chinese reading skills.