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Evaluating Reading Habit among Junior Secondary School Students in Ekiti State in Nigeria
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Babalola, J. O. – International Journal of Language Education, 2020
The study evaluated reading habit among students in Ekiti State Secondary Schools. The study specifically examined the frequency and time of reading among Junior Secondary School students in Ekiti State, the extent students read, how teachers' attitudes affect their students reading habits, and ways reading habit can be improved. The descriptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Habits, Secondary School Students, Incidence
Impact of Incidental Exposure to E-Learning Platforms on Students' Interest in Online Extensive Reading during COVID-19 Pandemic
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Ounissi, Amine; Romly, Raihana; Tajuddin, Azza Jauhar Ahmad; Hasan, Md. Kamrul – MEXTESOL Journal, 2023
The prevalence of COVID-19 worldwide and the length of the global lockdown period deeply affected students' academic study. This unexpected scenario posed a challenge to a considerable number of academic institutions around the world to formally adopt a new education system based on e-learning platforms. Therefore, this study aims to investigate…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Electronic Learning, Undergraduate Students
Ban the Book Report: Promoting Frequent and Enthusiastic Reading
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Foster, Graham – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
Teachers recognize that frequent independent reading increases student knowledge on a wide range of topics, enhances vocabulary, and improves comprehension. "Ban the Book Report" inspires teachers to go beyond narrow and analytical book reports by exploring the potential of book talks, alternate book covers, identifying features of informational…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Independent Reading, Student Reaction, Scoring Rubrics
Cultivating Reading Interest with Book Tasting
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Hamilton, Buffy J. – School Library Monthly, 2012
Since 2009, the author has been using an activity that she calls "book tasting" to help teens select books for independent reading assignments. While she is sure she is not the first to do this kind of activity, the term "book tasting" seems to appeal to the teens. Book tasting has been extremely successful in pairing up students with texts that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, World Literature, Multiple Literacies, Reading Assignments
Is It Choice or Is It Interest? The Effect of Choice on the Cognitive and Affective Engagement of Elementary Students Performing a Reading Task
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Scott, Jerilyn Carter – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The author replicated and extended a study by Flowerday, Schraw, & Stevens (2004) that examined the effects of choice, topic interest, and situational interest on reading engagement, attitude, and learning in college-age students. The study was replicated using fourth and fifth graders as subjects. The study was extended to examine the effects of…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Multiple Choice Tests
The Impact of Differentiated Reading Homework Assignments on Students' Attitudes toward Homework, Motivation to Read, Interest in Reading, and Reading Achievement
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Hickerson, Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Previous research has indicated that there is no relationship between traditional homework completion and academic achievement among elementary grade students. Yet, elementary school teachers continue to utilize this practice. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the relationship between nontraditional, differentiated reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Homework, Student Motivation