The effect of instructional reading software on developing English reading speed and comprehension for university it students in Jordan
Other Title(s)
أثر برنامج تعليمي محوسب للقراءة على تطوير سرعة القراءة و الاستيعاب في اللغة الإنجليزية لدى طلاب الجامعة تخصص تكنولوجيا المعلومات في الأردن
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
al-Khawlidah, Ahmad Hamad
al-Abd al-Haqq, Fawwaz
Abu Zaynah, Farid Kamil
University
Amman Arab University
Faculty
Faculty of Educational Sciences and psychological
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Date
2010
English Abstract
The primary aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of designing instructional reading software to develop English reading comprehension and speed.
The study was conducted to answer the following questions: 1.
Is there a significant effect on the sample’s reading speed that could be attributed to the instructional reading software? 2.
Is there a significant effect on the sample’s reading comprehension that could be attributed to the instructional reading software? The sample of the study was chosen purposefully.
They were 199 university students, graduates and undergraduates, from New York Institute of Technology.
It consisted of the experimental group which was (99), whereas the control group was (100) students.
The instruments of the study were namely, a reading comprehension test (pre and post) which measures two dimensions: reading comprehension and the speed of reading word per minute(WPM).
Then a software program was created and designed by the researcher.
The Findings of the study revealed that the instructional reading program improved the sample’s main two reading skills significantly more than the conventional reading methods.
The study revealed that the reading software application did actually enhance the EFL students’ reading speed and comprehension as well as the capitalization rules application aspects which contributed to their rate increase of reading comprehension and speed level and improved the reading fixation width.
Considering the above findings, the researcher recommended that more research and language-technological applications might be investigated.
This study may also open the doors for more studies in the future to study the influence of the IRS on the Language output like writing skills development
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
184
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Review of related literature.
Chapter Three : Methodology and procedures.
Chapter Four : Findings of the study.
Chapter Five : Discussion, conclusion and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghizan, Samar Yusuf. (2010). The effect of instructional reading software on developing English reading speed and comprehension for university it students in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghizan, Samar Yusuf. The effect of instructional reading software on developing English reading speed and comprehension for university it students in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University. (2010).
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghizan, Samar Yusuf. (2010). The effect of instructional reading software on developing English reading speed and comprehension for university it students in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-436898
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-436898
