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Goyi, Nalmon; Kamaruddin, Rohaidah; Seruji, Zuraini; Dani, Noor Aina – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
The Rungus are the indigenous people in Sabah, Malaysia. Malay as a second language and the primary instruction in schools seems inevitable. The study aims to determine the effects of reading strategies in the L2 reading comprehension tests on textual content and vocabulary. Participants consisted of twenty-six Form Four Rungus tribe pupils from…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
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Babashamasi, Parastoo; Kotamjani, Sedigheh Shakib; Noordin, Nooreen Binti – Arab World English Journal, 2022
Few studies have investigated the detailed procedure of systematically delivering and teaching metacognitive strategies in higher education. This study investigates whether explicit training in metacognitive strategies could improve undergraduates' online reading comprehension over the pandemic. The results of this study contribute to teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Metacognition, Reading Strategies
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Halim, Nadiah; Arif, Marina Mohd; Supramaniam, Kaarthiyainy – Asian Journal of University Education, 2020
Many students in Malaysia lack proficiency in the English language, from difficulty understanding the meaning of the text to inferring the text. The use of explicit instruction to introduce reading comprehension skills are also rarely employed in the classroom. This study investigated how metacognitive reading strategies and peer tutoring improved…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Metacognition, Reading Strategies
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Mesgar, Mitra; Tafazoli, Dara – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2018
This quantitative study focuses on online metacognitive reading strategies used by 39 Iranian postgraduate students with internal and external locus of control. The students were selected through locus of control questionnaire and it is followed by OSORS questionnaire to measure online metacognitive strategies used by students. The results of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Online Courses, Reading Strategies, Locus of Control
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Semtin, Semry Anak; Maniam, Mahendran – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2015
This study aimed to investigate the types of cognitive and metacognitive reading strategies employed by secondary school students in Malaysia to improve their comprehension. The study employed a mixed-method approach which involves the instruments of a questionnaire and an interview. This study was conducted at SMK Kapit, involving ninety Form 4…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Strategies, English (Second Language), Secondary School Students
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Mustafa Koc Ed.; Omer Tayfur Ozturk Ed.; Mustafa Lutfi Ciddi Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES), which took place on May 18-21, 2023, in Cappadocia, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Conferences (Gatherings), Sciences, Intellectual Disciplines
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Habibian, Maryam – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study investigates the impact of training metacognitive strategies in reading comprehension and has been conducted among students from University Putra Malaysia. Forty eight subjects majoring in English including both males and females participated in the study. They have been chosen from first level of reading and divided into two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Majid, Faizah Abdul; Azman, Norzaini; Jelas, Zalizan Mohd – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2010
This article reports on a study that examined the choice and use of academic reading strategies of adult learners who were identified as proficient and less proficient readers. The major objective was to explore the potential influence of their adult characteristics on their use of their academic reading strategies. Data were gathered using…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, Reading Strategies, Adult Learning