Parental involvement predicts Grade 4 learners’ reading literacy: an analysis of PIRLS data for students in Mpumalanga, South Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/00131911.2024.2379416
Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine how parents’ involvement is associated with Grade 4 learners' reading literacy achievement in Mpumalanga. Selected variables from the PIRLS 2016 home and school questionnaires were used,… read more here.
Keywords: learners reading; grade learners; parental involvement; literacy ... See more keywords
Developing EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension Through Computerized Dynamic Assessment
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DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2020.1768981
Abstract: Abstract This study, besides focusing on the applicability of computer-mediated Dynamic Assessment (DA), attempts to investigate the impacts of mediation provision in three different, albeit related, manners, that is, through computer, human, and mixture of… read more here.
Keywords: dynamic assessment; reading comprehension; learners reading; computer ... See more keywords
The effect of E-book reading on EFL Saudi learners’ reading comprehension and reading attitudes
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DOI: 10.1080/2331186x.2024.2416356
Abstract: Abstract This study delves into how the presentation medium of texts impacts students’ reading comprehension and attitudes. Employing a quasi-experimental mixed-method approach, it explores the effects of e-books on EFL students’ comprehension and attitudes toward… read more here.
Keywords: learners reading; comprehension; reading attitudes; group ... See more keywords
Dynamic assessment in English classrooms: Fostering learners’ reading comprehension and motivation
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DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2020.1788912
Abstract: Abstract An important goal of educational research is to find out which teaching practices are effective in promoting students’ learning. Given the importance of reading comprehension in English language teaching (ELT), the current quantitative classroom-based… read more here.
Keywords: dynamic assessment; reading comprehension; group; learners reading ... See more keywords
Eye movements of second language learners when reading spaced and unspaced Chinese texts
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.783960
Abstract: Unlike English, Chinese does not have interword spacing in written texts, which poses difficulties for Chinese-as-a-second-language (CSL) learners’ identification of word boundaries and affects their reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. The eye-movement literature has suggested… read more here.
Keywords: learners reading; condition; eye; word ... See more keywords