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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Main Author:	Loh, Pack Swan @ Esther
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17631/1/Using%20visualization%20strategy%20to%20improve.pdf
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spelling	my-ums-ep.176312017-11-23T05:14:23Z Using visualization strategy to improve strategic reading among ESL students 2008 Loh, Pack Swan @ Esther LB Theory and practice of education 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. 2008 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17631/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/17631/1/Using%20visualization%20strategy%20to%20improve.pdf text en public masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah Faculty of Psychology and Education
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description	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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author	Loh, Pack Swan @ Esther
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title	Using visualization strategy to improve strategic reading among ESL students
title_short	Using visualization strategy to improve strategic reading among ESL students
title_full	Using visualization strategy to improve strategic reading among ESL students
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granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department	Faculty of Psychology and Education
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