A study on: Students Reading Attitude, Reading Instruction and Reading Performances: in the Case of Grade 10 Students of Entoto Amba Secondary School
| dc.contributor.advisor | Damtew, Abebe (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hailu, Nardos | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-19T13:42:55Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-04T09:41:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-19T13:42:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-04T09:41:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main objective of the study was to explore students reading attitude, reading instruction and reading performances. A descriptive research design which consisted of first collecting quantitative data and then collecting qualitative was used to investigate the attitude of learners towards reading skills. That is, both quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques were employed to analyze the data collected. There were four main measurement tools employed in this study: 1) a questionnaire, 2) an interview, 3) a class room observation and 4) a reading test. These tools were used to measure the attitudes of the students towards reading skills. The subjects of the study were selected from Entoto Amba secondary school that is in grade 10. Ninety one students who were selected using stratified sampling technique filled in the questionnaire and took the reading test. Six students were randomly selected from the group for interview. Three teachers were chosen by using purposive sampling technique and they were observed. After the administration of the data gathering tools, the data were collected and analyzed. The quantitative data was analyzed using frequency count and percentage. The qualitative data was thematically analyzed. Attempts were made to triangulate the qualitative and quantitative data. Thus, the results of the questionnaire, individual interviews, class room observation and the reading test showed that most students held positive attitudes towards reading skills in most aspects even if they were not committed to do reading tasks. The results of the interview and the class room observation revealed that reading was not taught effectively. Students did not get adequate reading practices. In addition to this, the results of the interview revealed that majority of the students agreed that the class room teacher was better in teaching reading skills than the plasma teacher. The performance of the students in the reading test was also found to be average. Finally, the results of the study also revealed that the reading instruction and the students’ reading performance were significantly interconnected. The study concluded that the weaknesses that the students show in reading in English are mainly rooted in the method of teaching reading. It is, thus, suggested that the teaching of reading in Entoto Amba secondary school needs a thorough revision in terms of the methodology used in the teaching of reading. Teachers also use the process and communicative approaches of teaching reading | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/1820 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Reading instruction and reading | en_US |
| dc.title | A study on: Students Reading Attitude, Reading Instruction and Reading Performances: in the Case of Grade 10 Students of Entoto Amba Secondary School | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |