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Prados Sánchez, Gustavo; Cózar-Gutiérrez, Ramón; del Olmo-Muñoz, Javier; González-Calero, José Antonio – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
In recent years, the concept of gamification has appeared within the educational sector as a methodological innovation. There are several studies that show the motivational advantages of using this methodology in education. However, there is a dearth of studies that analyse its influence on the promotion of reading. We carried out a…
Descriptors: Gamification, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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Tseng, Sheng-Shiang; Yeh, Hui-Chin; Yang, Shih-hsien – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2015
Previous studies have evaluated reading comprehension as the general understanding of reading texts. However, this broad and generic assessment of reading comprehension overlooks the specific aspects and processes that students need to develop. This study adopted Kintsch's Construction-Integration model to tap into reading comprehension at…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Documentation
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Chen, I-Jung – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2016
This study compared how three different gloss modes affected college students' L2 reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. The study also compared how results on comprehension and vocabulary acquisition may differ depending on the four assessment methods used. A between-subjects design was employed with three groups of Mandarin-speaking…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Multivariate Analysis, Scores, Multiple Choice Tests
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Gordani, Yahya – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2013
This study used a randomized pretest-posttest control group design to examine the effect of the integration of corpora in general English courses on the students' vocabulary development. To enhance the learners' lexical repertoire and thereby improve their reading comprehension, an online corpus-based approach was integrated into 42 hours of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Control Groups, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Tsai, Yea-Ru; Talley, Paul C. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2014
This paper reports on the effect of a Moodle-supported strategy instruction on both reading comprehension and strategy use among EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students. Specific reading strategy training was first integrated into a Moodle system, which included reading exercises on problem identification, monitoring comprehension,…
Descriptors: Management Systems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chang, Chih-Kai; Hsu, Ching-Kun – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
This research introduced mobile devices into an intensive reading course and allowed functions that are usually found only in the language laboratory to be easily and flexibly utilized in the general classroom. To enhance and improve the reading comprehension of English as a foreign language (EFL) readers, a computer-assisted-language-learning…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Translation, Path Analysis, Language Laboratories