ERIC Number: EJ1289801
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1832-4215
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The Effects of Digital Scaffolding on Adolescent English Reading in Japan: An Experimental Study on Visual-Syntactic Text Formatting
Ozaki, Sachiko; Ueda, Isao
JALT CALL Journal, v16 n3 p147-165 2020
This experimental study examined how VSTF (Visual-Syntactic Text Formatting)-based text benefits reading speed, reading comprehension, reading efficiency and retention for middle and high school students. Prospective within-subjects tests were conducted in Japan on a total of 132 students: 76 high school students from 12th grade and 56 middle school students from eighth grade. Students read both block-formatted text and VSTF-based text and answered quizzes and subjective questionnaires related to what they read. Objectively, although middle school students did not show a significant difference between using block-formatted text and VSTF-based text, low proficiency students in high school showed a significant increase in reading speed, reading comprehension, reading efficiency and retention, while high proficiency students in high school showed a significant increase in reading speed and retention. Regarding subjective questionnaires, most students among all of the grades felt reading VSTF-based text was more effective than reading block-formatted text. Based on these results, future long-term studies with multiple texts should be considered. [Note: The page range (147-166) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range for this article should be p147-165. The following article begins on page 167.]
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 12, Syntax, Reading Rate, Reading Comprehension, Middle School Students, Retention (Psychology), Reading Tests, Language Proficiency, Student Attitudes, Grade 8, Reading Processes, Comparative Analysis, Eye Movements, Short Term Memory, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Computer Software
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 12; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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