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

• 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
• Subjects: Estrategia Instruccional; comprensión de textos; entornos virtuales de aprendizaje
• Online Access: http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/952

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.