Teacher modeling with worked examples helped EFL students internalize reading comprehension strategies¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q1 i? Students' questionnaire reflections indicated that the teacher explaining and giving examples as a role model supported their internalization of the 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

q1 · students' open-ended questionnaire comments from the experimental group only; this finding has no comparison · i? · qualitative · r?

Qualitative finding from the experimental group questionnaire in the Findings section (RQ2). Student comments such as "our teacher first explained by giving examples one by one and then asked us to practice" were interpreted as showing modeling supported internalization.

"the teacher giving examples as role models in the classroom paved the way for internalizing comprehension strategies"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it

Reading Strategy Instruction Improves Comprehension — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Example-based sequences outperform problem-only practice for novices, and fading support is argued to aid transfer — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
All experimental group EFL students expressed positive perspectives on explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies — related
Experimental and control groups showed no significant pre-test difference in reading comprehension before treatment — 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
Metacognitive strategy use correlates positively with EFL reading comprehension achievement (r = .54) — related

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