ERIC Number: EJ1459922
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1513-5934
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Using Micro-Content Modules to Enhance Students' Critical Reading Ability
Piansin Pinchai; Phanitphim Sojisirikul
rEFLections, v31 n3 p1386-1407 2024
This study set out to accomplish two main goals: first, an assessment of how well micro-content modules improved students' critical reading abilities, and second, a look at students' attitudes and perspectives on incorporating micro-content modules into critical reading instruction. A quasi-experimental methodology was used to achieve these goals, giving treatment group (n = 28) participants access to nine different critical reading micro-content modules and control group (n = 26) participants traditional language teaching. Critical reading assessments were administered to both groups before and after the implementation, with only the treatment group providing feedback on the efficiency of the micro-content modules. The results showed significant improvements in the treatment group's critical reading skills compared to the control group. The micro-content modules' convenience, use, visual and auditory clarity, support for self-directed learning, and critical thinking promotion were highly praised by treatment group participants. They also suggested adding more participatory and exciting activities to enhance the long-term success of these modules.
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Reading Ability, Learning Modules, Student Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Learning Activities, Course Content, Minicourses, Undergraduate Students, Liberal Arts, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Universities, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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