Reading strategies in reading academic materials among form one science teachers in the Grik district of Perak
<p>This research was carried out in response to the public doubt on the success of adopting</p><p>English Language as the medium of instruction in teaching Science and Mathematics</p><p>subjects. Among the argument made by those w...
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oai:ir.upsi.edu.my:115542024-10-18 Reading strategies in reading academic materials among form one science teachers in the Grik district of Perak 2004 Zulkefli Mohd Zain <p>This research was carried out in response to the public doubt on the success of adopting</p><p>English Language as the medium of instruction in teaching Science and Mathematics</p><p>subjects. Among the argument made by those who are sceptical about the conversion of</p><p>language, which are taking place in Science and Mathematics classes in schools is the</p><p>capability of the teachers involved. Since they were not trained in the English medium,</p><p>would they be able to absorb the new syllabus?</p><p>To give light to the vagueness of the situation, a simple survey research was</p><p>designed. The main focus in the research was to find whether these teachers are frequent</p><p>users of reading strategies. If they are, this would indicate that they are also good readers.</p><p>This assumption is based on current researches that indicate good readers employ a wide</p><p>range of reading strategies.</p><p>The sample population of the research was the Form One Science teachers from</p><p>twelve secondary schools in Grik district. They were asked to respond to a set of</p><p>questionnaire, which enquired on their use of reading strategies. The instrument used was</p><p>the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory, designed by Dr. Kouider</p><p>Mokhtari and Dr. Carla Reichard.</p><p>Based on the scores of the questionnaire, the subjects were categorised into three</p><p>groups: the high, average and low users of reading strategies.</p><p>It was found that overall the subjects belong to only two groups of reading strategies</p><p>users: the high and average, with the high users signify proportion of reading strategies</p><p>users. It was also found that there was no significant difference among the subjects in</p><p>reading strategies with regard to gender, academic qualification and different school</p><p>systems. In the light of these findings, it is suggested that the teachers of Science for</p><p>Form in Grik district would find no difficulties in understanding the English reading</p><p>materials.</p> 2004 thesis https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=11554 https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=11554 text eng openAccess Masters Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun Fakulti Bahasa dan Komunikasi N/A |
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<p>This research was carried out in response to the public doubt on the success of adopting</p><p>English Language as the medium of instruction in teaching Science and Mathematics</p><p>subjects. Among the argument made by those who are sceptical about the conversion of</p><p>language, which are taking place in Science and Mathematics classes in schools is the</p><p>capability of the teachers involved. Since they were not trained in the English medium,</p><p>would they be able to absorb the new syllabus?</p><p>To give light to the vagueness of the situation, a simple survey research was</p><p>designed. The main focus in the research was to find whether these teachers are frequent</p><p>users of reading strategies. If they are, this would indicate that they are also good readers.</p><p>This assumption is based on current researches that indicate good readers employ a wide</p><p>range of reading strategies.</p><p>The sample population of the research was the Form One Science teachers from</p><p>twelve secondary schools in Grik district. They were asked to respond to a set of</p><p>questionnaire, which enquired on their use of reading strategies. The instrument used was</p><p>the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory, designed by Dr. Kouider</p><p>Mokhtari and Dr. Carla Reichard.</p><p>Based on the scores of the questionnaire, the subjects were categorised into three</p><p>groups: the high, average and low users of reading strategies.</p><p>It was found that overall the subjects belong to only two groups of reading strategies</p><p>users: the high and average, with the high users signify proportion of reading strategies</p><p>users. It was also found that there was no significant difference among the subjects in</p><p>reading strategies with regard to gender, academic qualification and different school</p><p>systems. In the light of these findings, it is suggested that the teachers of Science for</p><p>Form in Grik district would find no difficulties in understanding the English reading</p><p>materials.</p> |
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