The Influence of Digital Picture Books on English Extensive Reading for Junior High School Students on English Learning Achievement

• Main Authors: I-Chen Cheng, 鍾宜臻
• Other Authors: 林宜玄
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7g3389

碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 技術及職業教育研究所 === 101 === The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two extensive reading types (English digital picture books versus English picture books) on the first-graders’ word recognition, reading comprehension, and motivation in English learning. Using the quasi-experimental design, two first-grade classes from a junior high school in Chonghe District were chosen. The two classes were assigned to the English digital picture books reading group as the experimental group (EG), and the English picture books reading group as the control group (CG) randomly. All the students received 2 times a week, 7-week long reading activities. Before and right after the experiment, the students were tested with the instruments “The Basic Competence Test”, “Vocabulary Levels Test” and “English Learning Motivation Scale” on reading comprehension, word recognition, and motivation in English learning. The major findings of the study were as the following： 1. While reading English picture books, students who read personally and freely had positive effect on promoting reading comprehension better than students who took the cooperative learning method. 2. While reading personally and freely, students who read English digital picture books had positive effect on promoting word recognition better than students who read English picture books. 3. While reading English digital picture books, students who took the cooperative learning method to read had positive effect on promoting word recognition better than students who read personally and freely. 4. While taking the cooperative learning method to read, students who read English digital picture books or English picture books had positive effect on promoting motivation in English learning better than students who read personally and freely. 5. While reading English digital picture books, students who took the cooperative learning method to read had positive effect on promoting motivation in English learning better than students who read personally and freely. The researcher referred to the above findings and made related recommendations for further studies and educational applications.