THE EFFECT OF USING PICTURES ON COMPREHENSION OF POETIC TEXT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STRUGGLING READERS: A CASE STUDY

Presentation of Research Proposal by:NUR HAIYU BINTI ISHAK2010125869

for EDU 702(Research Methodology)

Statement of the Problem

•42% of eighth graders in US read at their basic level, meanwhile, 26% read below their basic level.

•162 000 struggling readers in Malaysian schools.

•Researcher observe characteristics of struggling readers among students at her institution.

•There is a need to remedy such situation.•Studies on the use of pictures

▫‘A picture is worth a thousand word’

Purposes of the Study

•To investigate the effect of using pictures on comprehension of poetic text among Form One struggling readers in ESL classroom.

•To examine the type of pictures effective for comprehension of poetic text and its characteristics of effectiveness with regards to struggling readers.

Research Questions

1. Does use of pictures affects struggling readers’ comprehension of poetic text?

2. What type of picture is more effective for struggling readers to understand poetic text, static or animated pictures?

3. What are the characteristics of pictures that are effective in aiding comprehension of poetic text for struggling readers?

Limitations of the Study

•Limited in terms of the location and sample size▫Location = a school in Batu Pahat, Johor▫Purposive sampling, a small sample size

•Findings cannot be generalized▫A case study

•Reliability of the results (test-retest)▫Set up a control group

Significance of the Study

•Contribute to the literature▫Geography, Mathematics, Science,

narrative and expository writing.▫Literary / Poetic text?

•Benefits to Relevant parties▫Teachers▫Curriculum developers/ Policy makers▫Textbook and book writers

Methodology• A case study research method

▫Experimental research One control group Two experimental groups

Static pictures Animated pictures

▫Authentic phenomenon, limited possibility to control the situation

• Mixed methods▫Quantitative (statistical data)▫Qualitative (in-depth understanding)

Sampling

•Purposive sampling▫45 Form One struggling readers

15 participants for each group▫A secondary school in Batu Pahat, Johor

Instrumentation

•Performance test ▫Pre-test and post-test

•Questionnaires

•Semi-structured interview

Data Analysis

•Performance test ▫Pre-test and post-

test

•Questionnaires

•Semi-structured interview

•Mean, standard deviation, t-test

•Category-coding emergent themes.

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