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Lubis, Azhar Aziz; Sulistyo, Gunadi Harry – Dinamika Ilmu, 2018
This factorial quasi-experimental 2 x 2 study aimed to corroborate the effect of PRWR strategy, compared to Translation and Reading Aloud, on students' academic content-area reading comprehension as observed from their English proficiency. This study also examined the interaction between the strategy and English proficiency. Data were obtained…
Descriptors: Evidence, Evidence Based Practice, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation
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Cosgun Ögeyik, Muhlise – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2017
In English language teaching settings, the type of lecture is important since students should be exposed to instantly recognisable linguistic features in the target language through interaction. This quasi-experimental study was designed to compare the effectiveness of PowerPoint presentations (PPP) and conventional lecture/discussion sessions on…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Conventional Instruction, Lecture Method, Instructional Effectiveness
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Suwantharathip, Ornprapat – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2015
The present study investigated the effects of reading strategies based on collaborative learning approach on students' reading comprehension and reading strategy use. The quasi-experimental research study was performed with two groups of students. While the control group was taught in the traditional way, the experimental group received reading…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Reading Instruction, College Freshmen
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Beltrán, Jorge – Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics, 2016
In the assessment of aural skills of second language learners, the study of the inclusion of visual stimuli has almost exclusively been conducted in the context of listening assessment. While the inclusion of contextual information in test input has been advocated for by numerous researchers (Ockey, 2010), little has been said regarding the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Speech Skills, Speech Tests, Second Language Learning
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Habibian, Maryam – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study investigates the impact of training metacognitive strategies in reading comprehension and has been conducted among students from University Putra Malaysia. Forty eight subjects majoring in English including both males and females participated in the study. They have been chosen from first level of reading and divided into two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Pagan-Melendez, Juan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The problem in the present quasi-experimental research design was the poor English communication skills of college students enrolled in first-year English as a second language (ESL) courses in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare learning outcomes between a first-year English as a second class taught with the…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs, Educational Technology
Kiliçkaya, Ferit; Çokal Karadas, Derya – Online Submission, 2009
The study investigated the effect of note-taking on comprehension of lectures by 44 undergraduate EFL students who are in the first year of their undergraduate level in the Department of Foreign Language Education in Middle East Technical University. The participants were divided into two groups, namely experimental and control groups. The…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Listening Comprehension, Lecture Method, Undergraduate Students