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García, J. Daniel; Rigo, Eduardo; Jiménez, Rafael – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2017
In this article we will discuss part of a piece of research that was conducted with two 4ESO groups. Textual learning is opposed to multimedia learning within the context of PLE's (Personal Learning Environment) reading tools and strategies. In the research an analysis was made of whether it would be possible to improve the reading process through…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multimedia Materials, Educational Environment, Class Activities
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Rosyida, Fathia; Ghufron, M. Ali – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
Reading skill plays a pivotal role in the process of acquiring information. An appropriate teaching technique should be implemented in order to improve the students' reading skill. This research aimed at revealing whether or not: (1) Herringbone technique (HT) is more effective than Tri Focus Steve Snyder technique (TFSST) to teach reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Habits, Teaching Methods, Reading Skills
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Farahani, Fahimeh – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2018
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) has potential to help language learners; however, it has received scant attention. The present study was an attempt to investigate the effect of NLP techniques on reading comprehension of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course. To achieve this goal, two…
Descriptors: Neurolinguistics, Reading Comprehension, English for Special Purposes, Experimental Groups
Sahin, Ayfer – Online Submission, 2013
Aim of this study is to determine the effect of narrative and informative text types on Reading Comprehension levels of Primary Education 4th and 5th grade students. Application was fulfilled in 2011-2012 academic year with 134 students in a primary education school in Province Kirsehir. Reading comprehension tests prepared according to text types…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Grade 5, Gender Differences, Grade 4
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Jalkanen, Juha; Vaarala, Heidi – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
Recent studies in the field of new literacies have indicated that a remarkable change in the way we access, consume, and produce information has taken place. The boundaries between concepts such as authorship and ownership have become blurred. This paper will deal with using digital texts in teaching reading comprehension on a university-level…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension
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Othman, Yahya; Mahamud, Zamri; Jaidi, Noradinah – International Education Studies, 2014
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of student achievement during comprehension lesson using metacognitive strategy and examine the effects of the strategy used in reading and understanding expository text lessons. Besides, this study also identified metacognitive strategy used by students in all three reading processes…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Expository Writing, Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension
Wong Gonzales, Wilkinson Daniel O. – Online Submission, 2014
In the past few decades, nonconventional learner-centered (NLC) trends in ELT have emerged amidst the current and probably dominant conventional teacher-centered (CTC) approaches used by majority of private and public schools in the Philippines. With the implementation of the K-12 curriculum, Afro-Asian literature remained the focus of the eighth…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Asian Studies, African Studies, Literature
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Saeidi, Mahnaz; Yusefi, Mahsa – Research-publishing.net, 2012
This study is an attempt to examine the effect of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) on reading comprehension in an Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) context. It was hypothesized that CALL has an effect on reading comprehension. Forty female learners of English at intermediate level after administering a proficiency test were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
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Sadeghi, Karim; Ahmadi, Negar – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study investigated the effects of three kinds of gloss conditions that is traditional non-CALL marginal gloss, computer-based audio gloss, and computer-based extended audio gloss, on reading comprehension of Iranian EFL learners. To this end, three experimental and one control groups, each comprising 15 participants, took part in this study.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), English Instruction
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Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad Hassan – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2012
This paper presents reports on an experimental study which intended to look into and compare the possible effects of this researcher's instructional innovation, Competitive Team-Based Learning (CTBL), with Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) -- the most popular method of Cooperative Learning (CL) -- on language proficiency of Iranian EFL college…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, College Seniors, English (Second Language)
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Johnson, Martin; Nadas, Rita – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Within large scale educational assessment agencies in the UK, there has been a shift towards assessors marking digitally scanned copies rather than the original paper scripts that were traditionally used. This project uses extended essay examination scripts to consider whether the mode in which an essay is read potentially influences the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Educational Assessment, Internet, Essay Tests
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Eshel, Yohanan; And Others – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
Describes study of 435 Israeli elementary school students to assess effects of open education on reading comprehension assignments. Literature on open education is reviewed, the hypotheses tested are described, results are analyzed comparing the effects of open education with the effects of traditional classroom instruction, and 46 references are…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction