scholarly journals DEVELOPING ESP READING COMPREHENSION INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THROUGH SCHEMA THEORY APPROACH AT PAI STUDY PROGRAM OF TARBIYAH FACULTY OF IAIN BENGKULU

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 491
Author(s):  
Syamsul Rizal
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Study Program ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

The fact that the English reading comprehension ability of the students of Islamic Religious Education of Tarbiyah Faculty of IAIN Bengkulu is still low. One of the causes of the problem is the ineffectiveness of the English teaching materials that have been used. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to produce ESP English reading comprehension instructional materials based on Islamic Educational Studies (IES) in accordance with the characteristics of Islamic Education Study Program students of Tarbiyah Faculty. The procedure in developing this instructional materials was adapted from Borg and Gall's research and development model. The research method used to investigate the effectiveness of the product is quasi-experimental method.  The developed instructional material prototype was validated by material and media experts and also by English lecturers. According to experts of material and media, the product is very good with the percentage of ideality of 76% and 73.3%. According to the English lecturers’ validations are also categorized in good category with 77.5% percentage and the students' responses from the aspect of material, presentation and language assessment are classified as positive (good) category. There is a significant difference of reading comprehension achievement between experimental and control group students. It means that the students’ reading comprehension ability in the experimental group is higher than that of in the control group. It indicates that the product of this research is effective in improving the students’ English reading comprehension achievement.

scholarly journals The Impact of PQ4R Strategy Use on EFL Students' English Reading Comprehension

EDULANGUE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-35
Author(s):  
Nurul - Lailatul Khusniyah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
T Test ◽  
Study Program ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of PQ4R strategy on reading learning at English Study Program Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram. The research was used action research method. The sampling was taken by 34 students. The validity of data used credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability. Reading comprehension ability achievement questions prepared by the researcher. It was used as the data collecting tool. These questions were implemented to both groups before the experiment. Independent sample t-test was used for data analysis. The result of the study that t-test result is t-stat (5.38) > t-table (1.99). It means that there is a significant difference was found in reading comprehension learning

scholarly journals Improving English Reading Comprehension Ability through Survey, Questions, Read, Record, Recite, Review Strategy (SQ4R)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Lailatul Khusniyah ◽  
Yumna Rasyid ◽  
Ninuk Lustyantie
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
T Test ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Survey Questions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability ◽  
Test Result

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the survey, questions, read, record, recite, review (SQ4R) strategy of the reading comprehension ability students of 2nd semester. The research study was used action research method. The sampling was taken by 34 students. The validity of data used credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability. Reading comprehension ability achievement questions prepared by the researcher. It was used as the data collecting tool. These questions were implemented to both groups before the experiment. Independent sample t-test was used for data analysis. The result of the study that t-test result is t-stat (11.3)> t-table (1.997). It means that there is a significant difference was found in English reading comprehension ability in favour of the students who studied reading comprehension before and after the use of the SQ4R strategy.

scholarly journals The Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DR-TA) and the Traditional Approach Using Tales of Virtue based on His Majesty the King’s Teaching Concepts in Seventh Grade Students’ Reading Comprehension

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Rungruedee Chaemsai ◽  
Saowalak Rattanavich
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ethical Awareness ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
Directed Reading ◽  
Dependent Samples

<p>This study compares the English reading comprehension and ethical awareness of 7<sup>th</sup> grade students, when using either a directed reading-thinking activity (DR-TA), or a more traditional approach, involving tales of virtue based on His Majesty the King’s teaching concepts. A randomized control group pretest-posttest design was used for the study, and the data were analyzed using one-way MANOVA and t-tests for dependent samples. The results showed a significant difference in English reading comprehension, and ethical awareness of learning English reading, between both groups at .01 level. Students through the DR-TA method had significantly higher English reading comprehension, and increased ethical awareness, at the .01 level.</p>

scholarly journals Reading Strategies in Persian and English Languages and Their Influence on English Reading Comprehension Ability

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
M. Rahim Bohlooli Niri
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Schema Theory ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Problem Versus ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

<p>The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between successful readers’ strategies in Persian and English languages, and the impact of instruction of such strategies on English reading comprehension ability. The present study relies on Casanave’s (1998) expanded view of schema theory, the strategy schema, Goodman’s (1971) language transfer or linguistic independent hypothesis and Clarke’s idea of short-circuit or language ceiling hypothesis in ESL or EFL. This study also aims at finding an answer to the question of reading problem versus language problem, first raised by Alderson (1984, pp. 1-27) and then followed by Carrell (1991, pp. 159-179).</p>

scholarly journals On Non-English Majors’ Strategy Training in English Reading Comprehension

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Xiaoling Yang
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reading Competence ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
English Majors ◽  
English Reading Comprehension ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper reviewed the literature of the previous research and questionnaire survey on reading strategy. Based on theories of psycholinguistics, a five-week experiment was carried out in order to probe into the effectiveness of strategy training. The experiment was designed to answer the following question: Can reading comprehension be improved by strategy training? Two groups of subjects from non-English majors participated in the experiment and questionnaire survey. Experimental group received training on reading strategies while control group didn’t. By comparing the results of the pretest and posttest of the two groups, the effectiveness of strategy training was examined. The results of data analysis indicated that both efficient and non-efficient readers use strategies to facilitate their reading and there was no significant difference between them with regard to strategy use in general, but some strategies were especially favored by the efficient readers and that reading competence could be improved by strategy training.

scholarly journals Effect of Elaborative Text Modification on Pre-intermediate Male and Female EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Shahram Esfandiari Asl ◽  
Asgar Mahmoudi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

The current study was carried out to investigate whether elaborative text modification improves reading comprehension ability of pre-intermediate male and female EFL learners. To do this, 60 pre-intermediate learners were chosen based on their performance on a standard version of Longman's New Opportunities Placement Test. The participants also received a piloted version of a researcher-made reading comprehension test as the pretest to ascertain their homogeneity. The participants were then divided into two equal groups to represent the experimental and the control groups. Each group was further subdivided into male and female groups. Five reading passages in two formats (unmodified and elaborated) were administered to the participants in five weeks which was followed by a posttest. The experimental group received the elaborated texts, while the control group received the unmodified baseline texts. The results of a Two-way ANOVA indicated no significant effect for gender but there was a significant difference between the experimental and the control groups' reading comprehension. Findings of the study suggest that elaborative text modification can be a worthy option in EFL reading classes.

scholarly journals Improving Student’s Reading Comprehension Ability Using Jigsaw 1 Technique

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-33
Author(s):  
Caroline V Katemba & Samuel
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Conventional Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability ◽  
Test Treatment

This research is entitled “Effectiveness of Utilizing Jigsaw 1 towards Improving Students’ Reading Comprehension Ability. Experimental design was used in this study. The participants of this study were two classes of grade 8 of  junior high school in Parongpong Bandung , Indonesia ; each class consisted of 32 participants in grade 8A as the experimental group and 33 participants in grade 8B as the control group. The Experimental group was taught using Jigsaw 1 Technique and the control group was taught using conventional technique.  This study intended to seek answer on the question; Is there any significant difference on the effect of reading comprehension between those students who are using jigsaw-1 and those who are taught through conventional method. This research was divided into three steps: giving a pre-test, treatment (Jigsaw 1 Technique) and the last giving post-test. Data analysis shows that, there is a significant difference in the reading comprehension ability between those who were taught using Jigsaw 1 technique and those who were taught using conventional technique.   Keywords: Jigsaw 1, Reading Comprehension

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