Reading Comprehension

Woolley, Gary

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1174-7_2

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“…According to Fletcher (as cited in Woolley, 2011) in his book stated that background knowledge is one of a top-down focus that need to be considered in the process of making meaning or understanding text. The important of background knowledge also stated by Grabe and Stoller (2002) in their book that there are somethings that have to be activated in reading processes when someone read.…”

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Improving Students' Reading Comprehension of Report Text with KWL Strategy

Farha

Rohani²

2019

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ABSTRACT This research was carried out to know the effectiveness of implementing KWL strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension of report text and to know whether there is a significant achievement difference between students who were taught with KWL strategy and those who were not. The instrument used was a multiple choice reading comprehension test. Seventy two eleventh graders of SMA Negeri 1 Bae Kudus were selected as the sample. They were divided equally into experimental and control group. The data collection involved pre-test, treatments, and post-test. The result of the implementation of KWL strategy in the experimental group improved the students’ participation, motivation, and interest during teaching and learning process. In addition, the results of pre-test and post-test showed that mean score of the experimental group had a higher increase from 74.58 to 90.97 than the control group (from 72.77 to 87.77). However, the Independent Sample Test showed there was no significant achievement difference between the students who were taught with KWL strategy and those who were not. (1.80) was higher than. Keywords: Quasi-experimental; KWL strategy; reading comprehension; report text

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Improving Students' Reading Comprehension of Report Text with KWL Strategy

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Rohani²

2019

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“…He also maintains that it is essential to recognize words as well as to have the ability to comprehend a text. In addition, Woolley (2011) argues that the goal in reading comprehension is to attain an overall understanding of a text rather than focusing on catching meaning from individual words or sentences. Glenberg (2011) asserts that comprehension is more than a mental activity and that readers may react actively to the situations provided in a text.…”

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Hazırlık Sınıfı Öğrencilerinin Sessiz Okumanın Okuduğunu Anlama Açısından Etkililiğine Yönelik Tutumları

Gürsoy

Şahın

2019

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Reading comprehension is the gateway to acquire knowledge, therefore, it has attracted attention in academic environment. Silent reading is accepted as the major reading mode, and it is associated with the idea of reading for comprehension. In the related literature there exist contradictory studies on the efficiency of silent reading. Thus the present research investigates students' attitudes towards silent reading in terms of its effectiveness in reading comprehension, reading for pleasure, and concentration. The present study was conducted with 120 preparatory school students from different levels at a state university in Bursa. In the study, a mixed method research design was used. Quantitative data were gathered via a questionnaire and qualitative data were gathered via an interview from 12 participants for a deeper understanding of the students' attitudes towards the effectiveness of silent reading. According to the results, the participants have a moderately positive level of agreement that they can grasp the meaning easily and concentrate better while reading silently.

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“…Before we discuss the models of reading comprehension, we will first explain what reading comprehension means. Woolley [2011] defines reading comprehension as the process of making meaning from written text. This definition carries the idea that reading comprehension requires a coordination of text with context in a way that goes far beyond simply chaining together the meanings of a string of decoded words [Spiro et al, 1980].…”

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“…These definitions render reading comprehension as a complex interaction among automatic and strategic cognitive skills and processes, which enable the reader to create a mental representation of the text [Moore, 2016]. Many difficult occasions arise that lead to reading comprehension failure [Woolley, 2011] because it is a complex process. The complexity of reading comprehension is captured in the following models which, describe the cognitive and linguistic processes it involves.…”

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A document enrichment approach to facilitate reading comprehension

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Debbie, thank you too for your concern and the delicious meals you prepared during Ugandan dinners that made me feel at home in Groningen. This thesis could not have been accomplished without the responses from university students who participated in providing data for the surveys and evaluations carried out during this research. Thank you for taking time to provide helpful information. I acknowledge the support extended to me by my family members. Deep gratitude goes to my father and friend Mr. Clement Olango. Baba, thank you for being a close companion in my academic career. This PhD is yours as much as it is mine, because it was made achievable by your encouragement, trust and support. Your interest in my education was shown when you used to personally help me with my primary school homework. Thank you for giving me equal opportunity to education and for marking sure I was in the best schools as far as your resources could allow. This gave me the solid academic foundation needed for my PhD. I am proud to be your daughter. Maa, Mrs. Regina Olango Alaroker, you have been my excellent role model of hard work, care and generosity. By working hard to give me a healthy body you gave me a healthy mind for academics. Apwoyo Mama. Uncle David Okeny Ojok, I deeply appreciate the comfort, courage and advice you gave to me during the time I lost the laptop computer which contained all my research works. To my siblings: Pamela, Alphonse, Ivy, Celine and Lisa, thank you all for the unconditional love and moral support that you extended to me during this exciting academic journey. Your words of encouragement and humour lightened my spirit and gave me the strength to work diligently. I will forever hold dear those heartfelt smiles, hugs and kisses that made me feel worthwhile. Glory be to Jehovah, the Almighty God who comforted me through the world wide brotherhood of Jehovah's Witnesses. Especially throuhg the presence of Abalober, Alphonse, Anna, Faith, Like, Maureen, Paul, Sarah, Tini, and Vicky. Thank you all for the earnest concerns you showed during my deep sorrows. This made me rejoice. I count you friends for life eternal.

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Reading Comprehension

Cited by 43 publications

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Improving Students' Reading Comprehension of Report Text with KWL Strategy

Improving Students' Reading Comprehension of Report Text with KWL Strategy

Hazırlık Sınıfı Öğrencilerinin Sessiz Okumanın Okuduğunu Anlama Açısından Etkililiğine Yönelik Tutumları

A document enrichment approach to facilitate reading comprehension

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