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  title info:
    title: Using text messaging services to enhance students' reading comprehension and critical thinking skills
  name:
    name part: Zamnah Husin
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: International Islamic University Malaysia
    name part: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
  genre: Theses, IIUM local
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: my
    place:
      place term: Kuala Lumpur
    publisher: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia
    date issued: 2012
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    extent: xxiii, 302 leaves : ill. ; 30cm.
  abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the mobile phone text messaging facility (SMS) on students' reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Six hundred and fifty-one (651) local and international students from the International Islamic University Malaysia (HUM) were involved in this study. They were taking the various English language proficiency courses from lower to intermediate levels namely LE 0225 (English Language II), LE 0320 (English Language III). LE 0420 (English Language IV), LE 0520 (English Language V), LE 0620 (English Language VI). The students were divided into two groups consisting of 438 students in the experimental groups and 213 students in the control groups. Students in the experimental groups were exposed to the SMS reading activity. Reading comprehension texts, comprehension questions, and answers were sent to their mobile phones for approximately 3 months. Students in the control groups were not exposed to this kind of activity. Standardised reading comprehension test prepared by the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD) at IIUM and Cornell Critical Thinking Test (Level X) were administered before and after treatment to measure students' development in reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. A questionnaire survey was administered at the beginning of the study to find out students' demographic characteristics and their mobile phone usage. Students' comments and feedback on the SMS reading activity were obtained at the end of the treatment via interviews and emails. The findings revealed that students in the experimental groups improved significantly in reading comprehension compared to the control groups. The findings also revealed that the students improved significantly in critical thinking and the sub-skills of critical thinking, The findings based on students' comments and feedback revealed that they enjoyed the activity and felt they had improved in reading co…
  note: by Zamnah Husin
  note: Abstract in English and Arabic.
  note: "A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (English Language Studies)."--On t.p.
  note: Theses (Ph.D)--International Islamic University Malaysia, 2012.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-257).
  subject:
    geographic code: a-my---
  subject:
    topic: Text messages (Telephone systems)
  subject:
    topic: Educational technology
    geographic: Malaysia
  subject:
    topic: Reading comprehension
    topic: Study and teaching (Higher)
    geographic: Malaysia
  subject:
    topic: Critical thinking
    topic: Study and teaching (Higher)
    geographic: Malaysia
  classification: LB1028.3
  identifier: http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/7234
  record info:
    record content source: UIAM
    record creation date: 130307
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng