Effects of Multimodal Tasks on Students' Critical Reading Ability and Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Varaporn, Savika; Sitthitikul, Pragasit
Titel	Effects of Multimodal Tasks on Students' Critical Reading Ability and Perceptions
Quelle	In: Reading in a Foreign Language, 31 (2019) 1, S.81-108 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-0578
Schlagwörter	Critical Reading; Student Attitudes; Thinking Skills; Independent Study; Task Analysis; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Reading Tests; Reflection; Student Journals; Scores; Personal Autonomy; Teaching Methods; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Multimedia Instruction; Reading Skills; Thailand (Bangkok) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritisches Lesen; Schülerverhalten; Denkfähigkeit; Selbststudium; Aufgabenanalyse; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; Lesetest; Studentenzeitung; Individuelle Autonomie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Multimediales Lernen; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit
Abstract	This study investigated the effects of multimodal tasks on critical reading ability and perceptions of Thai university students. To compare effects on critical reading ability, students were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups and assessed with pre- and post-critical reading tests. Furthermore, reflective journals and semi-structured interviews were used to gain in-depth information about students' perceptions towards the multimodal tasks. The findings revealed that the experimental group with the treatment of multimodal tasks outperformed the control group in critical reading test scores. Furthermore, evidence from the reflective journals and semi-structured interviews showed that students generally had a positive perception of the multimodal tasks. The multimodal tasks not only assisted them in proposing critical reading ideas and fostered analytical thinking skills, but also enhanced intrinsic motivation and learning autonomy. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Reading in a Foreign Language. National Foreign Language Resource Center, 1859 East-West Road #106, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822. e-mail: readfl@hawaii.edu; Web site: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01