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Direct linkSandberg, Kate E. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2013
Reading academic hypertext documents in college brings a new level of complexity that changes the definition of college reading and literacy. Knowing how to read these unpredictable, nonlinear texts requires familiarity and practice. The author describes the nature and usefulness of hypertext, reviews the challenges of reading hypertext, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Hypermedia, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Strategies
Download full textZoghi, Masoud; Mustapha, Ramlee; Maasum, Tg. Nor Rizan Mohd. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2010
The present study was an attempt to probe into the feasibility and effectiveness of a reading instructional approach called MCSR--Modified Collaborative Strategic Reading. Based on a pretest-posttest design, MCSR was implemented with 42 university-level EFL freshmen. They met once a week and received EFL reading instruction according to MCSR for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Student Attitudes
Fotovatian, Sepideh; Shokrpour, Nasrin – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2007
Knowledge of the strategies used by English as a foreign language (EFL) or second language (ESL) readers can help instructors teach these techniques and thereby enhance their students' reading comprehension. The present study compared three categories of reading comprehension strategies (metacognitive, cognitive, and socio-affective) to determine…
Descriptors: Inferences, Metacognition, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Van Blerkom, Dianna L.; Van Blerkom, Malcolm L.; Bertsch, Sharon – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2006
One hundred nine college students participated in an experiment that involved reading a passage and responding to a 20-item multiple choice test. The students were randomly assigned to one of four groups. The four conditions involved reading and copying, reading and highlighting, reading and taking notes, and reading and generating questions.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Experiments, Multiple Choice Tests, Learning Strategies
McCabe, Patrick P.; Kraemer, Linda A.; Miller, Paul M.; Parmar, Rene S.; Ruscica, Marybeth B. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2006
This study had two purposes. One was to investigate the effect of text format on underachieving first-year college students' self-efficacy for reading; the second was to compare self-efficacy ratings with subsequent reading comprehension. Seventy-six students in a university learning support services program at a large Northeastern university…
Descriptors: Underachievement, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy
Peer reviewedUpton, Thomas A. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 1998
Outlines a model for understanding the second-language reading process. Uses errors in comprehension to illustrate how the reading comprehension process works. Discusses pedagogical implications and suggestions for teaching students to develop and practice better comprehension strategies using think-alouds. (RS)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Higher Education, Models
