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اثر استخدام التعلم بالاكتشاف مقابل التعلم بالتغذية على اداء الطلبة العراقيين دارسي اللغة الانكليزية لغة اجنبية في الاستيعاب القرائي == The Effect Of Using Discovery Learning Versus Learning By Scaffolding On Iraqi EFL Learners' Performance In Reading Comprehension
Author name:
اسماء حسين جابر
Supervisor name:
عبد الجبار علي دروش
General topic:
Educational Sciences
Specific topic:
Methods of Teaching English Language
Degree:
Master
University:
Mustansiriyah University - Faculty Of Basic Education
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
05T2758 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Reading comprehension occupies an important position in language teaching programme because of its relevance to foreign language learners in their future life, i.e., if they acquire the habits of good reading. They will be able to make good progress in almost every subject they have the opportunity to study.Due to the educational findings which clearly show that there are some weaknesses in the reading comprehension ability of foreign language learners throughout all the academic stages (including the secondary stage), the present study aims empirically at investigating the effect of using Discovery Learning vs. Learning by Scaffolding on the performance of Iraqi English as a foreign language learners in reading comprehension. These techniques use to enhance the students` ability in Reading Comprehension, urging them to use creative thinking skills to interact with the text and to enable teachers to engage their students in an interactive process in the classroom.To achieve the purpose of the present study, the following null hypotheses have been posed : 1 - There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement means of scores of the experimental groups (Discovery Learning group, Scaffolding leaning group ) and that of Control group in the Reading Comprehension post - test.2 - There is no statistically significant difference between the achievement means of scores of the Discovery Learning group and that of the Scaffolding learning group in the Reading Comprehension post - test.To verify the hypotheses, the researcher has been adopted a pre - test/ post - test non - equivalent groups experimental design, i.e.,the experimental groups are given a pre - test before the beginning of the experiment to assess their learner’s performance in Reading Comprehension skills. Another test is given again at the end of the experiment in order to check whether the learner’s performance improved in the same skills.This study is limited to Iraqi English as a Foreign Language fourth - grade female learners at secondary schools in Baghdad Governorate. It is also limited to the second semester of the academic year 2013 - 2014.To ascertain the face validity, the post test is submitted to a jury of members in the field of language teaching, linguistics, and educational statistics. After that, a pilot test is administered to a sample of (100) pupils to determine the suitability of the test items. Kuder - Richardson formula is used to find out the test reliability. The test in its final version is administered as a pre - test to the experimental groups which includes (50) pupils on 2 February 2014. Following the same procedures with posttest. The students were post - tested on the 14th and 15th of April 2014.After administering the achievement posttest, the results of the study indicated clearly that the achievement of the experimental group(scaffolding learning group) is higher than that of control group. In other words experimental groups who have been exposed to the suggested techniques (scaffolding learning, discovery learning) are more effective than that of the control group who have been exposed to currently used techniques, the achievement of experimental group who have been taught by scaffolding strategy is higher than that of discovery learning method.On the basis of the results obtained from this study, a number of conclusions have been drawn, among which the most important ones are : 1 - teaching and learning reading comprehension through certain techniques, being suggest, are more effective than those techniques used in the prescribed textbook;2 - the techniques employed by the researcher, are proved to be more effective and fruitful in promoting the students’ ability in reading comprehension than the currently used techniques;3.the scaffolding and discovery learning techniques give the students more opportunities than those in the textbook to store vocabulary and retain or retrieve easily what has been taught orlearned. This has been arrived at as a result of observing the students while receiving training in these techniques;4. students use the information they gain to solve problems, take decision etc, then they share their solutions, decisions, thinking and outcomes in a celebration of understanding rather than being involved in a process of shifting and mere sharing of information and;5. students are actively supported and scaffolded by teachers in the acquisition of relevant skills.In the light of the conclusions, relevant pedagogical recommendations and several suggestions for further studies are presented.
Summary:
05T2758 - A.pdf
References:
05T2758 - R.pdf
