Assessing Reading Comprehension Difficulties in Core Science Subjects of Senior High School Students in a Private School in Calamba City, Philippines

Autor/inn/en	Caraig, Renelle V.; Quimbo, Maria Ana T.
Titel	Assessing Reading Comprehension Difficulties in Core Science Subjects of Senior High School Students in a Private School in Calamba City, Philippines
Quelle	In: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 14 (2022) 3, S.1983-2010 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Caraig, Renelle V.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Reading Comprehension; Science Instruction; Reading Difficulties; High School Students; Difficulty Level; Classification; Mastery Learning; Foreign Countries; Private Schools; Science Tests; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Administrator Attitudes; Achievement Tests; International Assessment; Secondary School Students; Comparative Analysis; Philippines; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseverstehen; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Ausland; Private school; Privatschule; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Philippinen
Abstract	Reading Comprehension is the ability to define word by word and create a profound idea from the talks were given or read. It plays a significant role in the total functioning of a community. It is also one of the pillars of reading. This paper aims to assess the Reading Comprehension level of the Senior High School in their Core Science Subjects and determine different factors that affect one's reading comprehension skills. A descriptive survey attempts to establish the range and distribution of some social characteristics, such as education or training, occupation, and location, and to discover how these characteristics may be related to certain behavior patterns or attitudes. The instruments used to assess Reading Comprehension has three difficulty level; Upper beginner-level story, Intermediate-level story, and Upper Intermediate level story. Students with a 75% and above correct answer are categorized as "mastery level." Students with 50%-74% correct answers are categorized under "near mastery level." While the category "low mastery level" is for students with a score of 49% and below. The students were categorized based on the reader category of Imam (2014). In terms of reading comprehension skill result, it shows that only 7% of the total respondents are classified as Mastery Level readers. The result is trifling compared to the 49% near mastery level and 44% poor mastery level. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: https://ijci.wcci-international.org/index.php/IJCI/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01