Using visualization strategy to improve strategic reading among ESL students
This study attempts to investigate whether visualization strategy (VS) is effective in improving the reading comprehension performance of two classes of Form 2 (N = 90) students in reading expository texts in English. It also attempts to provide an insight into the perceptions of the students tow...
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| 語言: | English |
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2008
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| 在線閱讀: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17631/1/Using%20visualization%20strategy%20to%20improve.pdf |
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| 總結: | This study attempts to investigate whether visualization strategy (VS) is effective in
improving the reading comprehension performance of two classes of Form 2 (N = 90)
students in reading expository texts in English. It also attempts to provide an insight
into the perceptions of the students towards the use of visualization strategy. The
study employed a mixed-method approach, combining both quantitative and
qualitative approaches focusing on an urban secondary school in the district of Luyang,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Two English language classes, namely Form 2D (experimental
group) which comprises 41 students and, Form 2E (control group) which comprises3 9
students, participated in the study. The experimental group was provided with a series
of reading sessions using visualization strategy (as a treatment) on top of the normal
teaching and learning process, while the control group was only taught using the
normal teaching and learning process. Quantitative data was collected via the pre and
post tests and was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 15.00. Qualitative data, obtained through semi structured interviews and
reflective journals, were content analysed to derive relevant themes. The key findings
from the pre- and post-tests showed that the students responded positively to the use
of visualization strategy in their reading tasks. Findings derived from the
semi-structured interviews and reflective journals revealed that students have positive
perceptions towards the use of visualization strategy in reading expository texts. In
overall terms, the findings seem to indicate the feasibility of using visualization strategy
as a tool to improve the reading comprehension process of reading expository texts. |
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