scholarly journals Influence of Access to Reading Material during Concept Map Recomposition in Reading Comprehension and Retention

2021 ◽  
Vol E104.D (11) ◽  
pp. 1941-1950
Author(s):  
Pedro GABRIEL FONTELES FURTADO ◽  
Tsukasa HIRASHIMA ◽  
Nawras KHUDHUR ◽  
Aryo PINANDITO ◽  
Yusuke HAYASHI
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Concept Map ◽  
Reading Material

scholarly journals The Effect of Gender Base Materials on Reading Comprehension

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Nayereh Shahmohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Reading Performance ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Base Materials ◽  
Related Language ◽  
Equal Chance ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Language Area ◽  
Sports And Exercise

As it is true for other three language skills, reading is a process involving the activation of relevant knowledge and related language skills to accomplish an exchange of information from one person to another .Reading requires that the reader focus attention on the reading materials and integrate previously acquired knowledge and skills to comprehend what someone else has written. There have been a lot of researches on reading and reading comprehension. One of the most interesting areas in reading comprehension is related to schemata theory. This interesting line of research in the second language area concerns the effect on reading performance of readers' own internalized models or emotions and beliefs, consequently different internalized models or schemata, males will have greater comprehension achievement if they read the text which sound masculine and females will have greater comprehension achievement provided that they read text which are about feminine topics. Having a look at the revised pre-university English course book, we can truly recognize that nearly all of the text in this book with the topics such as sports and exercise (with a picture of man in running), global warming and man and space (with a picture of man in the space) are male oriented .Based on the result of previous researches on reading comprehension, this paper suggests: Including balance of reading material ,one half male oriented and one half female oriented; including topics such as space ,war ,competition ,sports for males ;including topics such as house chores ,humanities and baby sittings for females in high school levels of English course book; That both male and female have the equal chance to activate their pre-existent knowledge to comprehend the text.

scholarly journals How does the Type of Task Influence the Performance and Social Regulation of Collaborative Learning?

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Roger Acuna ◽  
Gabriela Lopez-Aymes ◽  
Silvia T. Acuna-Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Concept Map ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Collaborative Task ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Knowledge Area ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Regulation Strategies

In this paper we analyze the effects of the type of collaborative task (elaboration of concept map vs elaboration of expository summary) on the performance and on the level of collaboration achieved by Mexican university students in the multimedia learning of a social sciences content (Communication Psychology). Likewise, the processes of social regulation that are put into play in these collaborative tasks are described. Forty-five students (17 women and 28 men) grouped in 15 triads participated in the study. Each triad was assigned to one of the two collaborative conditions: elaboration of concept map (8 groups) and elaboration of an expository summary (7 groups). It was monitored that there were no significant previous differences between two conditions regarding: reading comprehension, reading comprehension regulation strategies and domain-specific prior knowledge. To evaluate the performance in learning, the quality of the proposals made in concept maps and summaries were taken adapting the procedure proposed by Haugwitz, Nesbit and Sandmann (2010), and also the results obtained by the students in a multiple-choice questionnaire about the knowledge area. Likewise, the level of collaboration perceived by each member of the teams was examined using a Collaboration questionnaire developed by Chan and Chan (2011). The identification and characterization of the processes of social regulation was carried out through a qualitative analysis of the exchanges registered during the collaborative activity, considering the type (co-regulation and shared regulation) and the regulation orientation (directed to the task or to the management of collaboration). The quantitative results analysis showed the existence of significant effects working with collaborative concept maps in the knowledge acquired during the collaborative task and in some of the indicators of perceived collaboration. Although no significant statistical differences were found, in the teams that elaborated expository summaries, a predominance of episodes of regulation directed towards the cognitive activity of the collaborative task was observed, being scarce, in both conditions, the episodes of social regulation directed towards collaboration within the triads.

scholarly journals Developing Reading Comprehension Materials For Reading 1st Course In The Second Semester Of Social And Politic Science Faculty At Mahendradatta University

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
I Made Arka
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Career Women ◽  
Science Faculty ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Text Organization ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Basic Competency ◽  
Good Reading

This study aimed at developing good reading comprehension materials for reading 1st course in second semester of Social and Politic Science Faculty at Mahen- dradatta University. It was developed by using the Research and Development proposed by Sugiyono (2010). The content of the product was based on Competency Standard and Basic Competency mentioned in the syllabus. The reading materials which have been provided for the second grade of reading 1st course in second grade of Social and Poli- tic Science Faculty at Mahendradatta University based on the criteria of a good reading material, involved the reading comprehension materials for reading 1st course that are relevant to convey the topic of (1) Grief and Escape, (2) Speech Production, (3) Career Women, (4) Visiting Bali, (5) “Ada Apa dengan Cinta?”, and (6) How to make Ice Cream. The reading comprehension materials, which should be developed, involved the skill of(1) understanding text organization, (2) inferring, (3) evaluating the text, (4) predicting,(5) understanding the writer’s style, and (6) dealing with unfamiliar words. The reading materials were corrected by the expert judges and field tested. The product, which was in the form of reading materials, was tried out twice. Firstly, it was tried out to the twenty students of the second semester and one lecturer Mahendradatta University. The result of the analysis showed that there were some invalid items. Then, the product was revised. Secondly, it was tried out in the second semester and two lecturers Mahendradatta Uni- versity. The results of the analysis showed that all of the items were valid. The product did not need to be revised again. Therefore, it could be used for reading 1st course in second semester of Social and Politic Science Faculty at Mahendradatta University.

scholarly journals Exploring the Dynamic Interplay between Note-taking Strategies and Reading Comprehension Performance of Moroccan EFL Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Bani Koumachi
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Strategy Training ◽  
Note Taking ◽  
Reading Practice ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Active Reading ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Efl Students

Recently, at Moroccan tertiary level and in the area of student practices, little attention has been brought particularly to the skill of note-taking and active reading comprehension, and an insightful and in-depth understanding of how students learn from lectures could presumably be valuable in understanding and unravelling the intricacies of possible positive results of their note-taking behavior. The current study focuses mainly on the instruction of students into the systems of note-taking and how that affects their level of reading comprehension. Therefore, the effort reported here attempts to assess the students’ current systems of notetaking and how they contribute to reach a full understanding of reading comprehension texts. The participants were 94 Semester-One students at the department of the English Studies at Ibn Tofail University, School of Arts and Humanities in Kénitra, Morocco. The data of the present study were collected by means of a TOEFL iBT Reading Practice comprehension test (i.e., post-test), and strategy training equating note-taking schemas and reading comprehension texts. The findings have showcased that after having been instructed through many sessions of note-taking, students felt that their process of reading comprehension is enhanced as they were able to organize their ideas and information from the text, stay focused and engaged while reading, and keep a record of reading material to use it later. This is solid proof that they critically used and retained what they read.

scholarly journals Tell Tale Increasing Skill: Increasing Indonesian Student Reading Comprehension Through Indonesian Folklore

Humaniora ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 577
Author(s):  
Endang Ernawati ◽  
Retnowati Retnowati
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Reading Materials ◽  
Student Reading ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Reading Comprehension Skills

The goals of the research were to compile a reading material that was able to measure the fifth year primary students’ comprehension to the Betawi folklore which represented Indonesian culture; the value found in the Betawi folklore, and to increase their writing skills based on the vocabulary in context assessment. A library research was applied by selecting the story suitable for primary school students, translating materials, simplifying the reading, and making reading exercise to develop student’s reading comprehension skills. Reading materials and exercises were focused to the fifth year primary students who have been learning English for more than three years. It can be concluded that the interesting reading materials can be compiled from the original Indonesian folklore entitled “The Old Sly Stork” to support students’ achievement in finding the story’s values, and students’ skills in writing based on the reading materials, value, and their daily life experiences. 

scholarly journals Some implications of an experimental reading comprehension task

Psihologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Lalovic ◽  
Sanda Stankovic
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Implementation Support ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
Verbal Abilities ◽  
Comprehension Task ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Temporal Succession ◽  
Comprehension Tests

Standardized reading comprehension tests (RCTs) are indispensable instruments in language abilities assessment. Nevertheless, we do not have such an instrument in Serbian. In the present paper, we attempted to verify the basic assumptions of the RCT conception we proposed: the reading material consisting of a relatively large selection of short newspaper articles followed by a single multiplechoice question each, displayed in temporal succession, not simultaneously. We argued that RCT consisting of such item form and content, as well as the administration procedure, should be of equal or even better construct validity than well-known RTCs in foreign languages, also possessing some other practical advantages. These assumptions were implemented in a computer-ran experimental reading comprehension task (ERCT), in a student sample. ERCT psychometric properties analyses showed good discriminability and somewhat less than preferable reliability. The structure and strength of ERCT x other intelligence tests correlations suggest ERCT belonging to the core of verbal abilities tests. Different strategies subjects employed showed no impact on major performance measure ? number correct answers. Our findings obtained by ERCT implementation support the RCT conception we propose. We therefore suggest possible further research towards the construction of standardized RCT in Serbian.

scholarly journals Reading Journal as A Way to Improve Students’ Comprehension toward A Textbook Reading Material

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Menik Winiharti ◽  
Agnes Herawati ◽  
Esti Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Textbook Reading ◽  
The Impact

Reading journal is one way to record students’ independent learning based on text they read. This study was conducted to find out the students’ level of reading comprehension through some notes written in the reading journal, the extent to which the activity of writing reading journals improved students’ reading comprehension, whether the students got benefit from reading journal. There were 104 respondents coming from four different departments in Bina Nusantara University were asked to read a text related to the subject they learned in a certain session. Then they were assigned to write a journal that records the things they had read. When this task was finished, the lecturer ran a quiz containing related questions to check whether they really understood the content of the text. Afterwards, students were to fill in a questionnaire regarding their opinion on the impact of the reading journal toward their reading comprehension. The findings indicate that more than half of the participants appear to understand the material well, and the task plays a certain role in improving students’ understanding. The most crucial thing is that most students think they get benefit by writing the reading journal.

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