A Computer System of Referential Resolution to Assess Students' Reading Comprehension
ARTICLE
Yu-Fen Yang, Wing-Kwong Wong, Hui-Chin Yeh
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Volume 11, Number 4, ISSN 1176-3647 e-ISSN 1176-3647
Abstract
The major purpose of this study is to assist college students in constructing mental representation of referential resolution in a computer system. Ninety students were asked to draw mental maps indicating the relationships between references, take reading comprehension tests, and fill out open-ended questionnaire. Results showed that the correlation between referential resolution and reading comprehension ranged from 61% to 75% in three reading tasks. The more students practiced in referential resolution, the higher average score they obtained in the reading comprehension test. Students also requested fewer feedbacks when they progressed to better comprehend the final online text. That is, they became more independent and relied less on the system's feedback in their reading development. Although seventy-six students expressed that they learned from building connections of related words and made progressed in reading comprehension, fourteen students revealed that they still had difficulties after using the online system. This deserved more investigation in the future. (Contains 6 tables and 12 figures.)
Citation
Yang, Y.F., Wong, W.K. & Yeh, H.C. (2008). A Computer System of Referential Resolution to Assess Students' Reading Comprehension. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 11(4), 173-189. Retrieved August 14, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/75062/.
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Keywords
- Cognitive Structures
- College Students
- Computer Software
- Computer Software Evaluation
- Computer System Design
- Correlation
- educational technology
- electronic learning
- English (Second Language)
- Feedback (Response)
- Foreign Countries
- information technology
- instructional design
- online courses
- ONLINE SYSTEMS
- reading comprehension
- Reading Processes
- Reading Strategies
- Second Language Instruction
- second language learning
- Web Based Instruction