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Tadele Muche; Birhanu Simegn; Kassie Shiferie – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
A review of the literature on second language learning indicates scanty skill-specific research related to efficacy beliefs and metacognitive strategy use, particularly in students' English reading skills. This study, thus, investigated the influence of metacognitive strategies use and self-efficacy beliefs on EFL reading comprehension of 150…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Strategies
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Mulatu, Ermias; Regassa, Taye – Cogent Education, 2022
The study was conducted to investigate the practices of teaching reading skills in grade nine of Dil-Ber Secondary School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A descriptive case study research design was used to meet this objective. Out of 347 total student population and 4 English teachers, 30% of the students i.e. 104 of them and all the 4 teachers were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Kumsa, Kassahun; Tesfahun, Azmeraw Ayehu; Legas, Habtamu Adane – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of Literacy Boost Project Model implemented by World Vision on reading skills of early grade students in Ethiopia. It intended to examine whether the intervention contributed to improving students' achievement in reading comprehension. Design/methodology/approach: Difference in difference…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement
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Mussa, Sualih; Fente, Gebeyehu – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2020
The main objective of this study was to assess the appropriateness of literary texts in teaching reading skills at some selected high schools in Ethiopia. The study employed survey research design. Different instruments and sampling techniques were used. Document analysis was conducted to examine the appropriateness of literary texts and reading…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Reading Skills, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Anshu, Alemu Hailu – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2019
This article reports impacts of action research-oriented upgrading training given to teachers on early reading performances of Grades 2 & 3 students. Initially a baseline assessment was conducted to determine the initial reading performances of the students, and a survey was conducted to identify the training and experience teachers had in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Early Reading, Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries
N'Namdi, Kemba A. – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2005
Literacy is the manipulation of thoughts and language to express ideas. It helps to build an understanding of various texts, people and situations, and promotes self-empowerment. Global society depends increasingly on literacy as a major factor for progress. Unfortunately, at a time when the ability to read and write is becoming imperative in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy