The Effect of the Application of a Strategy for Reading Comprehension in a Virtual Environment

The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of the application of an Integrating Instructional Strategy for Reading Comprehension (EIICL), implemented in a virtual context and designed to develop comprehension text skills on social sciences and administration of second semester students...

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Main Authors: María Gregoria Benítez Lima, Juan Ignacio Barajas Villarruel, Itzel Nallehly Hernández Uresti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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Online Access:http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/952
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Summary:The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of the application of an Integrating Instructional Strategy for Reading Comprehension (EIICL), implemented in a virtual context and designed to develop comprehension text skills on social sciences and administration of second semester students of Public Accounting and Administration Bachelor's Degree, in a Higher Education Institution. The research was conducted with a correlational design, applied to an experimental group and a control group, with before and after measurements of applying the EIICL. The results confirm that, there are significative differences between the students that made the text reading in a virtual environment with the application of EIICL, from the students that made the reading without the application of such strategy.
ISSN:1607-4041