The effect of using story on reading comprehension and motivation for English department students at Diyala university Iraq

Other Title(s)

أثر استخدام القصة في الاستيعاب القرائي و الدافعية لدى طلبة قسم اللغة الإنجليزية في جامعة ديالي العراق

Dissertant

Salal, Ibtihal Ahmad

Thesis advisor

al-Masaid, Jawdat Ahmad

Comitee Members

Khalifah, Ghazi Jamal
al-Umari, Hamzah Ali Salih

University

Middle East University

Faculty

Faculty of Educational Science

Department

Department of Administration and Curriculum

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2014

English Abstract

This study aimed at answering the following questions: - What is the effect of using story on the reading comprehension of second level students in basic education college at Diyala University / Iraq ? - What is the effect of using story on the motivation of second level students in basic education college at Diyala University / Iraq ? The study sample consisted of (60) students from the second level in the English language department/ college of basic education in Diyala University/ Iraq.

It was distributed into two groups: the experimental group (30 students) taught comprehension by using story, and the control group (30 students) taught comprehension by using the traditional method.

The researcher used two research instruments: the reading comprehension test, the motivation test.

The researcher assured their validity and reliability.

Means, standrd deviations ANCOVA were used to analyize the data.

The statistical analysis showed the following results: - There were statistical significant differences between the experimental group students, and the control group students in favor of the former group.

In line with this, the researcher recommended using story to develop reading comprehension and motivation, among English majors.

The researcher also suggested that further studies should be conducted on using the story method in another variables rather than teaching method and motivation.

Main Subjects

Educational Sciences

No. of Pages

119

Table of Contents

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Abstract in Arabic.

Chapter One : Introduction.

Chapter Two : Theoretical background and related studies.

Chapter Three : Methodology.

Chapter Four : Findings.

Chapter Five : Discussion and recommendations.

References.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Salal, Ibtihal Ahmad. (2014). The effect of using story on reading comprehension and motivation for English department students at Diyala university Iraq. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692706

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Salal, Ibtihal Ahmad. The effect of using story on reading comprehension and motivation for English department students at Diyala university Iraq. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2014).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692706

American Medical Association (AMA)

Salal, Ibtihal Ahmad. (2014). The effect of using story on reading comprehension and motivation for English department students at Diyala university Iraq. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692706

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-692706