The Effectiveness of Cooperative-Online Synchronous Learning in Promoting Reading Skills of Freshman Female Students at the College of Languages and Translation, KSU

فرضية

2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of incorporating
cooperative-online synchronous learning (CSCMC) as a supplement material carried out to
enhance reading performance. Author-Plus and a website were used to be the treatment of the
study. It was hypothesized that there would be no significant difference between the mean
scores of the students who completed the experiment and those who did not. The study also
involved an attitude questionnaire to detect the experimental group’s attitude towards
CSCMC. There was also a motivation questionnaire to determine the experimental students’
level of motivation to read in the target language after undergoing the treatment. 
Two intact groups (50 in total) were selected from level one English Translation
program at the College Of Languages and Translation in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two
groups were assigned to be the experimental group (25 students) and the control group (25
students). In the experimental group, students completed six activities designed to improve
their reading performance through comprehension and vocabulary acquisition. The control group, on the other hand, did not carry out any additional activities and was restricted to the
regular class teaching. A pre- and a post-test in reading performance was designed and
administered to all students in this study before and after the completion of the experiment.
The experiment lasted six weeks. 
The study found out that CSCMC was effective in improving reading performance
among subjects of the experimental group. Additionally, the study found that subjects of the
experimental group showed positive attitude towards CSCMC after completing the
experiment. Moreover, the experimental group appeared to be motivated to read in the target
language after undergoing the treatment.

• نوع عمل المنشور: Master