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An Implementation of Close Reading Instruction to Promote English Reading Comprehension of Secondary School Students |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Apiwat Piyasakulchai |
| Title | An Implementation of Close Reading Instruction to Promote English Reading Comprehension of Secondary School Students |
| Contributor | Apasara Chinwonno |
| Publisher | Centre for Educational Innovation, Print and Online Media Chulalongkorn University |
| Publication Year | 2565 |
| Journal Title | An Online Journal of Education |
| Journal Vol. | 17 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | OJED1701008 (15 pages) |
| Keyword | Close Reading, reading strategies, English reading comprehension |
| URL Website | https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/OJED/index |
| Website title | วารสารอิเล็กทรอนิกส์ทางการศึกษา (An Online Journal of Education: OJED) |
| ISSN | 1905-4491 |
| Abstract | Close Reading has become a common meansofhelpingimprove readers' comprehension of complex texts. This study implementedClose Reading instruction for Thai EFL secondary school students and explored theiropinionstowards Close Reading strategies.Eighteen secondary school students participated in the Close Reading instruction for eleven weeks and the effectson their English reading comprehensionwere examined. The research instruments were (1) English Reading Comprehension Test, (2) Close Reading Strategies Questionnaire, and (3) Semi-Structured Interview. Results from apaired sample t-testshoweda significance level of .05, revealingthat students significantly improved reading comprehension byparticipated in the Close Reading instruction. Almost all of themreread the texts, thoughtabout the author's intendedmeaning, and underlined difficult portions of texts thatthey encountered. According to the content analysis, students reported using the annotating strategy at the first reading for key ideas and details. |
