Treatment-group learners sustained high on-task reading in class (94%) and reported reading outside class 4.41 days per week¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teacher observations recorded a mean 94 percent of time on task during in-class SSR, and self-reported records showed 63 percent of possible days spent reading outside class, averaging 4.41 days per week. → Mermelstein 2015

Evidence¶

Mermelstein 2015¶

Mermelstein, A. D. (2015). Improving EFL learners’ writing through enhanced extensive reading. Reading in a Foreign Language, 27(2), 182–198. http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl

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Weekly teacher observations of 107 treatment-group students during the 15–20 minute in-class SSR activity, recorded on a seating chart. The article reports "a mean percentage of time on task for the treatment group was 94 percent"; descriptive only, no effect size.

"The mean percentage of time on task for the treatment group was 94 percent. Off task time was generally due to the participants forgetting to bring their reading books to class rather than disruptive activities."

Mermelstein 2015 (2)¶

Mermelstein, A. D. (2015). Improving EFL learners’ writing through enhanced extensive reading. Reading in a Foreign Language, 27(2), 182–198. http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Analysis of 89 retrieved self-reported student reading record sheets from the 107 treatment-group record keepers. The article reports 63 percent mean time on task, representing "4.41 days per week of on task reading"; descriptive self-report data, no effect size.

"The total mean percentage time of the participants’ reading both inside and outside of the classroom, as self-reported, was 63 percent. This number represents 4.41 days per week of on task reading"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Self-reported out-of-class ER time correlates almost perfectly with observed in-class time on task — related
• EFL learners in an enhanced extensive reading treatment group significantly outperform a control group on five of six writing subscales — related
• Graded readers motivated adult Hispanic ESL students to read books of different genres inside and outside the classroom, without grade incentives — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)