All experimental group EFL students expressed positive perspectives on explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies¶
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q2 i? In open-ended questionnaire responses, every experimental group participant reported positive opinions about being explicitly taught the four reading comprehension strategies. → Üstündağ-Algın 2025
Evidence¶
Üstündağ-Algın 2025¶
Üstündağ-Algın, P. (2025). Explicit Instruction of Reading Comprehension Strategies Using Short Stories with EFL Students. MEXTESOL Journal, 49(4). https://www.mextesol.net/journal/ doi:10.61871/mj.v49n4-2
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Qualitative descriptive analysis of a two open-ended-question questionnaire administered only to the 25 experimental group students after the post-test. "all students had positive perspectives toward explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies"; students also said they wished to learn other strategies.
"The results of the questionnaire indicated that all students had positive perspectives toward explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Explicit L2 grammar instruction leads to larger learning effects than implicit instruction, as reported in the reviewed synthesis literature — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- Teacher modeling with worked examples helped EFL students internalize reading comprehension strategies — related
- Explicit instruction of four reading comprehension strategies with short stories yields higher reading comprehension post-test scores than regular syllabus instruction in EFL preparatory students — related
- Reading Strategy Instruction Improves Comprehension — a broader claim this one bears on
- Short stories as classroom tools improved motivation toward L2 reading for most but not all EFL students — related
- Students expressed positive overall opinions of GBSRI, rating Independent Practicing highest and Post-writing lowest — related
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All experimental group EFL students expressed positive perspectives on explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies |
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All experimental group EFL students expressed positive perspectives on explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies |
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