چکیده:
Research shows a positive relationship between self-directed learning (SDL) andreading comprehension. The present quasi-experimental study attempted to expandthe scope of SDL by investigating its effect on the components of readingcomprehension. Sixty high school students took the reading comprehension part ofPET as the pretest and the posttest. Over 16 weeks, the experimental group,consisting of 30 students, underwent instruction in SDL. Data from the pretest wasanalyzed using an independent samples t test. Results [t(1.158 = 0.157, p > 0.87)]indicated that the 2 groups were homogeneous before the treatment. After thetreatment, the data from the posttest were analyzed using a one-way between-groupsMANOVA. Results between the 2 groups on the combined dependent variables[F(5,54) = 0.72), p = .61], Wilk’s Lambda= .93, and partial eta squared =.06displayed no significant difference, and this may be due the fact that SDL is notcompatible with Iran’s system of education.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Effect of Self-Directed Learning on the Components of Reading Comprehension Maryam Meshkat¹ & Ali Hassanzade² ¹Corresponding author, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, meshkat@srttu.
" New developments in the field of L2 teaching and learning such as distance learning, andragogy or adult learning, continuing education, computer- assisted language learning (CALL), and self-direct learning (SDL) has emphasized the role of the independent learner in the language learning process.
" Studies conducted on the relationship between SDL and reading comprehension demonstrate a positive association between the two variables (Khodabandehlou, Jahandar, Seyedi, & Mousavi Dolatabadi, 2011; Kim, 2010; Phongnapharuk, 2007; Wichadee, 2007, 2011; Zarei & Gahremani, 2010).
However, the present research investigated the effect of SDL on the components of reading comprehension, that is, main idea, specific information, scanning, detailed comprehension, and lexicostructural patterns.
Related literature on the relationship between SDL and reading comprehension shows that the more self-directed the reader, the more opportunities they will be able to obtain for language learning.
2. 2 Self-Directed Learning and Reading Comprehension The effect of different models of SDL on reading comprehension ability of students with different proficiency levels has been studied.
The present study is different from the abovementioned studies in two ways: First, the participants here were second grade high school students; second, the primary focus was to examine the effect of SDL on the components of reading comprehension, that is, main idea, specific information, scanning, detailed comprehension, lexicostructural patterns.