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Subject Comprehension and Critical Thinking: An Intervention for Subject Comprehension and Critical Thinking in Mixed-Academic-Ability University Students
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Bellaera, Lauren; Debney, Lauren; Baker, Sara T. – Journal of General Education, 2016
Subject comprehension and critical thinking are both key goals of higher education. However, while the former is, on the whole, successfully cultivated in undergraduate students, the latter is not. Few empirical studies have investigated the relationship between subject comprehension and critical thinking. In the present article we suggest that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Intervention
Investigating the Relationship between Connectives and Readers' Reading Comprehension Level
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Gençer, Yusuf; ÇetiInkaya, Gökhan – Reading Improvement, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between connectives in Turkish texts and readers' reading comprehension. Research was conducted with a total of 50 teachers. In the study group, readers' reading comprehension was determined through 10 descriptive texts by using open-ended questions. The results of the analysis revealed…
Descriptors: Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Relationship
Reciprocal Teaching of Comprehension Strategies Improves EFL Learners' Writing Ability
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Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza; Gangeraj, Atefeh Ardeshir; Alavi, Sahar Zahed – Current Issues in Education, 2013
Although the importance of reading in developing writing ability is undeniable, few competent readers in EFL contexts develop into competent writers. Since students are not aware that reading can assist them in writing, this study examined the effect of reciprocal teaching--which focuses on four reading comprehension strategies, namely…
Descriptors: Research Design, Reading Comprehension, Inferences, Reciprocal Teaching
Intrinsic Advance Primers: An Investigation of the Effects of Personalized Extraneous Multimedia upon Intrinsic Interest and Student Achievement
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Williams, Matthew Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate if the delivery of personalized extraneous multimedia (PEM) messages prior to the delivery of the primary instructional materials could prime intrinsic interest and have a positive impact upon achievement in comparison to the use of non-personalized extraneous multimedia (NPEM). Extraneous materials are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Materials, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction
Teaching Analytical Method Development in an Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis Course
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Lanigan, Katherine C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
Method development and assessment, central components of carrying out chemical research, require problem-solving skills. This article describes a pedagogical approach for teaching these skills through the adaptation of published experiments and application of group-meeting style discussions to the curriculum of an undergraduate instrumental…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Design, Chemistry, Group Dynamics
Effect of Jigsaw II on Literal and Higher Order EFL Reading Comprehension
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Ghaith, Ghazi; El-Malak, Mirna Abd – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2004
The present study examines the effect of the cooperative Jigsaw II method on improving literal and higher order reading comprehension in English as a foreign language (EFL). Forty-eight ( n = 48) students of EFL participated in the study and a pretest-posttest control group experimental design was employed. The results indicated no statistically…
Descriptors: Research Design, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Reading Comprehension