RT-exposed underachievers earned significantly higher English learning achievement grades than control-group peers after remedial instruction¶
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q2 i? Second-semester English grades of the RT experimental group were significantly greater than the control group's, t=4.13, p<.001. → Chou 2013
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Chou 2013¶
Chou, C. (2013). A study on the effectiveness of applying "Readers' Theater" as English remedial instruction for underachievers. Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 10(1), 77-103. http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=7773&ctNode=516&mp=1
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Quasi-experimental study comparing semester grades of 25 RT-exposed and 24 control underachievers via paired- and independent-samples t-tests. The article reports "the t -value is 4.13" at the .001 level for the post-test grade comparison.
"it is clear from the independent t -test post -test results of the two groups’ second semester grades in Table 6 that the t -value is 4.13, which reached the .001 significance level and indicates that the English learning achievement (M=126.40) of the RT -exposed experimental group students is significantly greater than that of students in the control group (M=103.25)."
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Related Claims¶
- Underachieving college English students taught with Readers' Theater remedial instruction achieved significantly higher oral reading fluency than control-group peers after 15 weeks — related
- RT remedial instruction produced significantly higher English self-efficacy than regular remedial instruction at post-test — related
- RT remedial instruction produced significantly higher English learning motivation than regular remedial instruction at post-test — related
- Both RT and regular remedial instruction significantly improved underachievers' oral reading fluency over 15 weeks — related
- RT remedial instruction did not reduce English learning anxiety more than regular remedial instruction — related
- AI-mediated language instruction produces significantly greater English learning achievement gains than traditional instruction among EFL learners — related
- No evidence demonstrates unique, reliable, or EL-specific gains attributable to readers' theater alone — reports the opposite
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