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Improving Reading Comprehension of Malaysian Secondary School Students via Self-Questioning Reading Strategies
Zulaikha Izehari2014907245
ED7701A1EDU702 Intro to Research Methodology
Research Objectives & Questions
Objectives
• To identify students’ reading strategies employed in their reading activities
• To investigate the effects of teaching self-questioning in reading literary texts on improving students’ questioning ability
• To determine the effectiveness of self-questioning reading strategies on reading comprehension in ESL classroom
Questions
• What are the reading strategies employed by the students in their reading activities?
• What is the effectiveness of self-questioning reading on questioning skills in ESL classroom?
• What is the effectiveness of self-questioning reading on reading comprehension in ESL classroom?
Conceptual Framework
Students
Literary Text
Self-Questioning Strategies
Literary Text
read and acknowledge
apply given instruction
increase comprehension & questioning
skill
receive instructions
InstrumentsResearch Questions Instruments Analysis
What are the reading strategies employed by the students in
their reading activities?
QuestionnaireSurvey of Reading Strategies (SORS)
Inventory
How does self-questioning reading
strategies affect students’ questioning
skills?
Document AnalysisDubravac & Dalle’s Model of Questions
Inventory
How does self-questioning reading
strategies affect students’ reading comprehension?
TestsPre-test & Post-test
SPSSPaired T-test
Sample
Form 4 Students[Sekolah Seri Puteri, Cyberjaya]
Selangor
Malaysia: Boarding School Students
Sample Size: 118 out of 180 studentsSampling Method: Random Sampling
For the purpose of mini research, only 8 students participated in the study.
Results – RQ1
71%
14%
14%
SORS
GLOB - Global ReadingPROB - Problem SolvingSUP - Support Reading
Results – RQ2
Model of Questions Frequency
Textually explicit(questions with answers on text) 2
Textually implicit(questions with answers beyond
text)17
Scripturally implicit(questions with answers of
opinions) 16
Linguistic(questions related to language
structure)8
Participating Students
Eight students participated in this mini research on 29th May 2015. They are Form 2 students from Sekolah Seri Puteri, Cyberjaya.The mini research was carried out in Self-Access Centre (SAC) for about an hour.