ERIC Number: EJ991838
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 33
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ISSN: ISSN-1539-1523
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ICANREAD: The Effects of an Online Reading Program on Grade 1 Students' Engagement and Comprehension Strategy Use
Ciampa, Katia
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, v45 n1 p27-59 Fall 2012
This pilot study explores the impact of online electronic storybooks (e-books) on the reading motivation and listening comprehension of six grade 1 students (aged 7 years) from Ontario, Canada. The researcher measured participants' perceived enjoyment of the online e-book reading experience using standardized listening comprehension tests, motivation questionnaires, behavioural observation checklists, and take-home e-book reading logs. The researchers used a scoring rubric to assess participants' oral responses to a set of embedded literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension questions within each e-book read during the program sessions. The results from this study indicate that all of the participants increased their comprehension scores from pretest to posttest after using the online e-book reading program, enjoyed the e-book reading experience, and frequently read the online e-books at home in their free time. (Contains 7 tables and 10 figures.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Publishing, Questionnaires, Observation, Pretests Posttests, Case Studies, Learner Engagement, Story Telling, Web Based Instruction, Check Lists, Student Attitudes, Reading Strategies, Pilot Projects, Listening Comprehension Tests, Reading Programs, Scoring Rubrics, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Grade 1, Leisure Time, Reading Motivation, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 1
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Gray Oral Reading Test
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