ERIC Number: EJ1227618
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1925-0746
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The Relationship between the Study Habits and Attitudes and Metacognitive Reading Comprehension Self-Awareness, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes
Memis, Aysel Demiroglu; Kandemir, Hülya
World Journal of Education, v9 n4 p133-145 2019
The aim of the study is to analyze the correlation between study habits and attitudes and metacognitive reading comprehension self-awareness, reading comprehension and reading attitude of fifth-grade students. 313 students (193 female, 188 male) consisted the sample group of the study using relational screening model. SSHA-Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, Form C", "Metacognitive Reading Comprehension Self-Awareness Scale", "Reading Comprehension" and, "Reading Attitudes Scale" were used. Moreover, students' level of Turkish course success has been identified by their grades from school reports of the first term of fifth grade. As the result of the study, it was found that the study orientation scores of the students were higher than the average and that their study attitudes were higher than their studying habits. There was a mid-scale, positive and significant correlation between the sub-dimensions of their studying attitudes and habits. The levels of correlation between students' success in Turkish course and their study orientation; between their metacognitive awareness of reading comprehension, reading comprehension and studying habits with their studying orientation; between their metacognitive awareness of reading comprehension, reading comprehension and reading attitude with study orientation, and between their metacognitive awareness of reading comprehension and reading attitude with their study attitudes was found to be positive, mid-scale and significant. However, the level of correlation between their metacognitive awareness of reading comprehension and reading comprehension was found to be positive, low-scale and significant.
Descriptors: Correlation, Study Habits, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, Reading Attitudes, Self Concept, Reading Skills, Study Skills, Grade 5, Public Schools, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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