The reading matrix · 2011 · 49 citations · 11 references
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Reading comprehension is a key component of Malaysia’s MUET for Sixth‑Form students, and teachers are responsible for helping them improve. The article examines whether reciprocal teaching strategies can enhance reading comprehension among low‑proficiency Sixth‑Form students. A quasi‑experimental study with 68 low‑proficiency students in four intact classes administered nine reciprocal‑teaching lessons over one month, measuring outcomes with pre‑ and post‑tests and five open‑ended questions. Statistical analyses revealed significant gains in the experimental group, who also reported positive feedback, supporting the effectiveness of reciprocal teaching and suggesting pedagogical implications.
Reading Comprehension is one of the four components tested by the MUET (Malaysian University English Test) for Sixth-Form students in Malaysia, and school teachers are charged with the task of helping these students improve. This article discusses how ‘reciprocal teaching strategies’ could help low-proficiency Sixth-Form students improve their reading comprehension. A study using a quasi-experimental design was conducted among 68 low-proficiency students from four Sixth-Form, intact classes. An intervention of nine reading lessons using reciprocal teaching strategies was administered over a period of one month. Tools for data collection were a pretest, a posttest and five open-ended questions given after the treatment. The findings from the independent t-test and paired-sample t-tests showed a significant difference, revealing the effectiveness of the strategies, and the respondents from the Experimental Group gave positive feedback regarding the use and effects of these strategies. The article concludes with implications for pedagogy and research.
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