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ERIC Number: EJ1211113
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1057-3569
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The Role of Gender, Socioeconomic Status, and Ethnicity in Predicting ESL Learners' Reading Comprehension
Ismail, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed; Karim, Abdul; Mohamed, Abdul Rashid
Reading & Writing Quarterly, v34 n6 p457-484 2018
With the advent of new research paradigms and the prevalence of diverse influential factors, the intriguing issue nowadays is to identify what actually determines English as a second language (ESL) learners' reading comprehension. This study examined gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and ethnicity as predictors of ESL learners' reading age and determinants of ESL learners' reading comprehension. We used the Reading Evaluation and Decoding System test to determine participants' reading comprehension. A total of 2,608 university undergraduates of various SES and ethnic groups participated in this study. By conducting linear regression analysis, we determined the role of gender, SES, and ethnicity in predicting learners' reading comprehension. The findings of the current study suggested that gender and SES were not substantial predictors of learners' reading age; however, ethnicity was influential in this regard.
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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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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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