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McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Soto, Christian Marcelo; Gutierrez de Blume, Antonio P.; Palma, Diego; González, Jordan Ignacio; McNamara, Danielle S. – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
iSTART-E is a web-based intelligent tutor developed for Spanish-speaking students to improve their reading comprehension through self-explanation strategy training. This study examined the effects of a blended comprehension strategy intervention on students' reading comprehension skill. Chilean high school students (N = 22) completed nine iSTART-E…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, High School Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Huang, Suhua; Orellana, Pelusa; Capps, Matthew – Reading Research Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences between the amounts of time that U.S. and Chilean students spend on conventional academic reading, extracurricular reading, and Facebook and also to report the types of materials they prefer to read. The study surveyed students in the United States (n = 1,265) and Chile (n = 2,076)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Reading Strategies, Reading Habits