scholarly journals An Exploration of EFL Students' Use of Online English Reading Strategies at University Level

2019 ◽  
pp. 1253-1257
Author(s):  
Kate Tzu-Ching Chen
Keyword(s):  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this survey method study was to explore English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ online English reading strategies using Taiwanese university students as examples. The relationships between online English reading strategy and individual students’ characteristics were also examined. Data was obtained through a self-developed questionnaire with a cluster sample of 537 students from 11 universities. The collected data was then analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, and one way ANOVA in SPSS v.23, with the significance level set at .05. The results indicated that the participated students used online English reading strategies in a medium level. No significant difference was found in students’ uses of these strategies in genders and years of English learning experience, but in grade level and perceived reading ability. This study results provided information that completes the literature and implications for practice and directions for further research.

scholarly journals Examining self-regulation skills of elementary school students

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-624
Author(s):  
Oktay Kızkapan ◽  
Oktay Bektaş ◽  
Aslı Saylan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this study is to determine elementary school students’ level of self-regulation skills—goal setting and to develop strategies to achieve these goals. Survey method is used in the study with the participants of 368 students. The study was conducted at two elementary schools in Incesu and Kocasinan provinces of Kayseri and students filled a five-item Likert type scale. Data were analysed using statistical analysis program and 0.05 significance level was accepted. The result shows that the average grade of girls was higher than the boys, the average of 5th grades was higher than 6th grades and the average of the school in the city centre was higher than the school in the rural area. Also, there was a significant difference between the self-regulation scores of the grade levels in the favour of 5th grades. Lastly, the self-regulation score of the students living in city centre was higher than that of students living in village.   Keywords: Self-regulation, elementary education, survey research, elementary students

scholarly journals Perceived health outcomes of recreation and exercise addiction: A study on individuals exercising for recreational purposes

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 831-839
Author(s):  
Hale Kula ◽  
Cihan Ayhan ◽  
Zülbiye Kaçay ◽  
Alptuğ Soyer ◽  
Fikret Soyer
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Health Perception ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Exercise Addiction ◽  
Emotional Change ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Package Program

In this study, it was aimed to investigate exercise dependencies according to perceived health levels from participation in recreational activities. In the study, the “Exercise Addiction Scale” developed by Tekkurşun-Demir, Hazar and Cicioğlu (2018) and “The Scale of Perceived Health Outcomes in Recreation” developed by Gómez et al. (2016) and adapted to Turkish by Yerlisu-Lapa et al. (2017) were used. Convenience sampling method was used for sample selection, and face-to-face survey method was preferred for data collection. Independent Sample t-test and One-way ANOVA were used in examining the differences between variables and descriptive analysis were conducted by using the SPSS package program. In addition, Hierarchical and Non-Hierarchical Clustering analysis was used to group the participants according to perceived health outcome levels. A total of 241, including 114 male (47.3%) and 127 female (52.7%), who participated in the activities within the Sport Istanbul Inc., participated in the study voluntarily. When the findings of the research were examined, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference in the “Over Focus and Emotional Change” sub-dimensions of exercise dependence according to the perceived health level. As a result, it was found that individuals with high health perception had a higher level of over-focus and emotional change than those with low health perception.

scholarly journals TEACHING READING USING TALKING STICK

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Siti Khodijah ◽  
Labibah Labibah
Keyword(s):  
Reading Ability ◽  
English Language ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Teaching Reading ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Sample Test ◽  
Reading Activity ◽  
Academic Year

Language is the most important aspect in human interaction. People communicate and interact with other using the language. In global community, English has become an international language that is used by many people around the world. Reading is one of English language skills and it is one of the ways to learn English. Reading activity should get more attention. It is because there are many students who get some difficulties in understanding a text. In this research inform the using of talking stick in teaching reading. The objective of this research was to find out whether there was any significant difference in improvement the reading ability of recount text of the tenth grade students of SMK Rosma Karawang in academic year 2018/2019 by using talking stick method. The method used was quantitative method. In this research the writer used pre-experimental design of one group pretest and posttest. The data were analyzed by using paired sample test and processed by using SPSS 23 for windows. The results of the research showed there was significant increase of student’s reading ability.Keywords: Teaching, Reading, Talking Stick

Reading Strategies in L1 and L2

2002 ◽  
Vol 135-136 ◽  
pp. 1-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Yamashita
Keyword(s):  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Think Aloud ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Reading Processes ◽  
English Reading ◽  
L1 And L2 ◽  
Interdependence Hypothesis

Abstract This study compared LI (Japanese) and L2 (English) reading strategies reported by four groups of readers with different reading ability backgrounds. Information on the strategies was extracted by a think aloud method. The following points emerged. (1) Generally speaking, readers tend to transfer their LI reading strategies to their L2 reading. (2) Language independent strategies are more likely to be transferred from LI to L2 than language dependent strategies. (3) High LI reading ability compensates for weak L2 reading ability, but there is a limit to this compensation. These results suggested a stronger relationship between LI and L2 reading processes than is predicted by the linguistic threshold hypothesis. The possibility that we can explain the results by combining the linguistic threshold hypothesis and the linguistic interdependence hypothesis, which have often been treated as conflicting, was discussed.

Establishing a parsimonious model through comparing impact of key student and school factors on secondary school value-added effects

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-183
Author(s):  
Lijuan Li ◽  
Kerry John Kennedy ◽  
Magdalena Mo Ching Mok
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish and compare multilevel models that significantly predict school effects on adding value to their students regarding English reading from Secondary One to Secondary Six. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 3,993 students within 66 schools in 2006 by the Educational Bureau of Hong Kong. Findings – When entering Secondary One, the students’ English reading ability was tested then again at Secondary Six. A range of value-added models were fitted to the data. The comparison across these models suggests that student individual scores at intake are the most powerful indicators of value-added. The intake aptitude test scores, aggregated to school level, and gender made no significant difference. At the individual level, student band was the significant predictor. School level effects were largely non-significant. Specific findings on value-added across the schools are visualized as evidence of the parsimony of the selected model. Research limitations/implications – Secondary data such as this while collected at one point in time nevertheless can still shed light on current policies and practices. It is particularly the case considering that the value-added effects system is still working in Hong Kong over decades but less examined academically. Originality/value – This study has produced some insights for stakeholders to identify influences on the value-added patterns.

scholarly journals STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ANXIETY IN AN EFL CLASSROOM: GENDER PERSPECTIVE AT SMA NEGERI 2 KENDARI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Kiki Purwanti ◽  
Amir Jaya ◽  
Muhammad Khusnun Muhsin
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Neutral Position ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Majority Students

The aim of this study was to find out whether or not there was a significant difference of students’ speaking anxiety across gender. This study used survey method. The population was the second grade students of SMAN 2 Kendari in academic years 2017/2018. This study involved 184 students (92 males and 92 females) who were taken from proportionated stratified by random sampling. An instrument employed in this study was a questionnaire of Foreign Language   Classroom   Anxiety   Scale   (FLCAS).   The   data   were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistic. The result of descriptive analysis showed that students’ speaking anxiety was affected by three factors namely communication apprehension, test anxiety, and fear of negative evaluation where each factor had a neutral position and majority students had a moderately anxious level  on  speaking  anxiety.  The  result  of  the t-test  showed  that tobserved  was -2.007 and ttable  was 1.973. It means that ttable   was lower than the tobserved. Thus, there was a significant difference of speaking anxiety between male and female students where females were more anxious then male. Keywords:   Speaking   Anxiety,   situation-specific   Anxiety,   andGender.

scholarly journals Analysis on the effects of folk dance training on players’ spatial expectation levels

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 249-255
Author(s):  
M. Kaya ◽  
A. Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Folk Dance ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Dance Training ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Folk Dancing

Background and Study Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects on spatial perception and spatial anticipation levels the effects of control and study groups with 16 week training folk dancing training. Material and Methods: 120 voluntary college students with no folk dancing background, 60 of which is female has participated in the study. The study group had folk dancing training of 16-week whereas control group has not done any training. Brixton Spatial Expectations test was administered to control groups at the first, eighth and sixteenth weeks of the training. Validation of which has previously been done "Prospects Brixton Spatial Test" has been used in the study. A statistical analysis of the data obtained was done with available statistical software (IBM SPSS Statistics 19, SPSS inc., An IBM Co., Somers, NY) and the significance level was taken as 0.05 and 0.01. Similar results were obtained between experimental and control groups in this study. Results: There were not significant differences between groups in terms of measurement time as well as in gender. As a result: Short-term training of folk dancing seems to have no impact on the level of spatial perception. Conclusions: To have a significant effect, a long-term folk dance training is required. In addition, level of spatial perception on folk dance training has no significant difference in terms of gender.

scholarly journals Does Abracadabra Help Improve the English Reading Ability of Chinese Elementary School Students? A Quasi-Natural Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1221-1240
Author(s):  
Hui Gu ◽  
Jijun Yao ◽  
Ping Bai ◽  
Longjun Zhou ◽  
Alan C.K. Cheung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
First Graders ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
School Students ◽  
English Class ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The Impact

ABRACADABRA (abbreviated as ABRA) is a software developed by Concordia University in Canada that focuses on natural spelling and aims to improve English reading ability. This research is based on 129 first graders, 213 second graders, and 275 third graders in the elementary school of Lianyungang Ganyu Huajie Bilingual School. We carried out a one-semester pre-and post-test and quasi-natural experimental research design to explore the effect of ABRA on students of different grades. The study results showed that ABRA improved students’ abilities in all grades to varying degrees, but the impact of the first graders got the most significant. The results of classroom observations and interviews with teachers showed that teachers needed to apply systematic teaching strategies and the control of class attention play a key role in it. To improve students’ English ability, teachers need to effectively improve their ability to apply information technology, especially in English class. Particularly in low-grade classrooms, attention should be paid to the management of class discipline to maintain its efficiency.

scholarly journals Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Discovery Learning Dengan Mengaitkan Ayat Al-Qur’an Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Materi Dinamika Litosfer di Kelas X IIS MAN 1 Makassar

LaGeografia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Yusuf Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Discovery Learning ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Significant Difference

This research is quasy experiment which aims to find out application of learning discovery learning model by linking qur'anic script to improve learning result of litosphere literature dynamics in class x iis man 1 makassar. the sample was chosen by random sampling. the research design used is Non Equivalent Pretest-Postest Control Group Design. data were collected using a multiple-choice test of 25 numbers. data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis, n-gain analysis, and inferential hypothesis tested with spss version 17.0 by using MANN-WHITNEY test with significance level 0,05. the average gain of normalized experimental classes is in the "moderate" category while the controls are in the "low" category. the result of inferential statistic using spss program version 17.0 obtained significance value 0,00 <α = 0,05 there is significant difference of learning result in applying of learning learning model by relating qur'anic verses in learning of Geography class X IIS MAN 1 Makassar on material dynamics of the lithosphere.

scholarly journals Cognitive Reading Strategies Employed by Form Three Malaysian English as Second Language (ESL) Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Abisheganathan Jeevaratnam ◽  
Mahani Stapa
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Analyse Data

Previous studies reported that many low proficiency students have poor comprehension skills. Therefore, this research aims to study the cognitive reading strategies employed by ESL (English as Second Language) students and suggest appropriate cognitive strategies to be utilized by low proficiency students. This research was carried out in one of the secondary schools in Pasir Gudang, Johor. The purposive sample for this study consists of 60 Form 3 students (30 low proficiency and 30 high proficiency). Explanatory sequential mixed method design was used to carry out this research. The data collected via questionnaire, observation and interview for this research is analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. Descriptive analysis was used to analyse data gained from questionnaire and observation whereas for the interview data, extracts from the interviews were used to corroborate the findings. The findings reveal that the most common cognitive reading strategies employed by both group of students are skimming and translation. This research further highlights the most significant difference in reading strategies between both groups of students, which is, the high proficiency group outperformed the low proficiency group in overall strategy use, demonstrating the most frequent use of the strategies. Most prominently, in this research, the reading strategies that are deemed appropriate for the low proficiency students are highlighted. These strategies include four cognitive strategies; guessing, elaboration, summarizing and prediction.

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