Effect of Backward Summary Technique on Reading Comprehension Enhancement among Non-English Majors
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| Title: | Effect of Backward Summary Technique on Reading Comprehension Enhancement among Non-English Majors |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bahrami, Samaneh, Rahimy, Ramin |
| Source: | HOW. Jan-Jun 2022 29(1):154-172. |
| Availability: | ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Intervention, Nonmajors, Foreign Countries, Reading Strategies, College Freshmen, Reading Instruction, Textbooks, Microbiology, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness |
| Geographic Terms: | Iran |
| ISSN: | 0120-5927 |
| Abstract: | This study aimed to probe whether using the backward summary technique led to reading comprehension enhancement among non-English major university students at the Islamic Azad University of Babol, located in Babol city, in the North of Iran. 120 B.S. level nursing and microbiology students were randomly selected from a population of non-English majors enrolled for the General English course, divided into four groups of 30, and were randomly assigned to two experimental and two control groups. A pre-test of reading comprehension was administered to all groups, and then, they were taught passages to read for eight sessions but with different methods. A one-way ANCOVA was run to investigate the impact of the intervention, while controlling for the pre-test. The results indicated statistically significant effects for the experimental groups on the post-test, regarding comprehension, retention, and organization of the key concepts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1377025 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study aimed to probe whether using the backward summary technique led to reading comprehension enhancement among non-English major university students at the Islamic Azad University of Babol, located in Babol city, in the North of Iran. 120 B.S. level nursing and microbiology students were randomly selected from a population of non-English majors enrolled for the General English course, divided into four groups of 30, and were randomly assigned to two experimental and two control groups. A pre-test of reading comprehension was administered to all groups, and then, they were taught passages to read for eight sessions but with different methods. A one-way ANCOVA was run to investigate the impact of the intervention, while controlling for the pre-test. The results indicated statistically significant effects for the experimental groups on the post-test, regarding comprehension, retention, and organization of the key concepts. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-5927 |
