THE RESULTS OF A READING COMPREHENSION SURVEY AMONG HUNGARIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SLOVAKIA

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klara Kazmer
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals A proposed strategy effectiveness of teaching literary texts based on the assumptions of NLP in developing reading comprehension levels and improving reading self-efficacy for second-grade secondary students

2020 ◽  
pp. 40-107
Author(s):  
بليغ حمدي إسماعيل عبد القادر
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Experimental Group

This current research aims to measure the effectiveness of using a proposed strategy for teaching literary texts based on the main assumptions of NLP in developing reading comprehension levels and improving reading self-efficacy for second-grade students, and to achieve this goal the researcher has prepared a list of reading comprehension levels and their behavioral indicators (Skills) required for second year secondary school students, as well as the appropriate reading self dimensions for secondary school students related to literary texts, and the researcher prepared a test that measures reading levels of comprehension, and a measure of the dimensions of the reading self, As well as preparing student worksheets and a teacher’s guide explaining how to use the proposed strategy. The results revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the scores of the control group in the test of post-comprehension reading and the dimensional reading self-measure in favor of the experimental group. The results also indicated the effectiveness of using the proposed strategy based on hypotheses of NLP in developing reading comprehension levels and improving The dimensions of the reading self of the experimental group students.

On the Relationship between Creative Problem Solving Skill and EFL Reading Comprehension Ability

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maghsoud Danesh ◽  
Nava Nourdad
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Creative Problem Solving ◽  
School Students ◽  
Comprehension Ability ◽  
Creative Problem ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reading Comprehension Ability

The present study investigated the relationship between Creative Problem Solving (CPS) skill of Iranian secondary school students and their reading comprehension ability. The sample of participants included 70 second grade students randomly selected among secondary school students. The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking was used to measure CPS. Also, a valid and reliable teacher-made reading comprehension test was applied to asses reading comprehension ability of the participants. The results indicated that there was a positively significant correlation between reading comprehension ability and CPS skill. Among the sub-components of CPS, elaboration and originality revealed positively significant correlation with reading comprehension. Furthermore, the findings suggested a dire need of accommodating creativity and CPS techniques and activities in EFL materials, text book. Teaching creativity is highly recommended as a prerequisite for every kind of learning including foreign language learning.

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