• 영어어문교육
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2010

This study examined the effects of previewing and providing background knowledge on low level EFL readers' comprehension of expository texts and their responses to these treatments. 130 college freshmen were randomly placed into one of three treatment groups and read two expository texts reflecting unfamiliar cultural information. Prior to reading, one group was given previewing instruction, which included vocabulary preteaching and summaries, and a second group was provided with culture-specific background knowledge through watching videos and slides. The third group read each text without any prereading instruction. Immediately after reading a passage, subjects answered a 10-item multiple-choice test. Results showed significant positive effects of the previewing treatment and weak positive effects of the providing background knowledge treatment. Students' responses on the questionnaires revealed that the majority felt that the experimental treatments contributed to comprehension enhancement, made reading more enjoyable, and expedited their reading process. Students in the control group, however, indicated that they needed explicit prereading instruction in order to understand the texts. Pedagogical implications of the findings for EFL reading instruction are provided.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.157-176
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• 2007

Based on the consensus that vocabulary plays an essential role in improving reading ability, the present study investigates the effects of two different methods of English vocabulary instruction - the traditional wordlist-based vocabulary instruction (G1) and the collocation-based vocabulary instruction (G2) - on improving English reading ability for high school learners. First, the results of the collocation test revealed that G1 and G2 groups attained similar mean scores on the pretests; however, G2 significantly outperformed G1 on the post-test administered at the end of the learning activity. The results proved that students who learned vocabulary in a collocation-oriented setting had better retention through the lexical-chunking achieved by the collection method. Second, in terms of reading comprehension achieved on nationwide academic trial tests, the result was, after considering more tests, that G2 gained a significantly higher mean score on the third and fourth than G1 did, although the two groups yielded a similar mean score on the first and second test. The implication of these results is that collocation-based vocabulary activities had a more significant influence on reading skills than wordlist-oriented ones.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.28-40
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• 1996

In the last 20 years, educators have made significant advances in their thinking about how students learn and what it is that teachers ought to teach. They attempted to teach thinking s kills and designed instructional programs to facilitate learning. The purpose of this study was to review metacognitive approaches in reading comprehension instruction, and to provide some practical implications to school teachers. First, this study reviewed the concept of metacognition. Metacognition can be divided by metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive experiences. Metacognitive knowledge consists of knowledge or beliefs about what factors interact to affect the outcome of cognitive enterprises. Metacognitive experiences are executive control of one's own cognitive process, which include planning, monitorning and evaluating. Second, this study attempted to investigate the processes of reading comprehension in the metacognitively based view. Third, this study reviewed three kinds of reading comprehension instruction. In the metacognitive approaches, instruction is viewed as constructive process in which teachers and students mediate and negotiate meaning from the instructional environment. In order to enhance reading comprehension, teachers should use examples, explicit instruction, modeling, and elaboration to provide sufficient scaffolding to students. The scaffolding gradually diminishes as students learn to use and apply the reading strategies on their own. Also, students should be encouraged to attribute successful reading to the use of appropriate strategies.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.17-35
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of an explicit word instruction for EFL beginning readers and their perception on the learning experience. Data were attained from 16 fourth graders who took English class as a development activity. Data include the results of pre- and post-test of high frequency sight word recognition, oral reading ability, students' survey responses, and teacher observation. The descriptive statistics were obtained for the result of the pre- and post-test. The findings from the student survey and teacher observation were also provided and interpreted to better understand the result of project and students' perception on the learning experience. The followings are the results of this study. The word recognition ability of the students was dramatically improved after the project. The students were satisfied with the overall learning experience perceiving it as helpful and fun learning. They expressed that the explicit word instruction helped their word recognition and reading ability. The results also supported that the confidence of students on their reading ability were heightened. Several suggestions are made for teachers and researchers on the word instruction for young EFL learners who are beginning readers.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.69-97
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• 2015

본 연구는 문헌정보학 측면에서 국외 독서 및 독서교육 연구의 동향을 분석하고 향후의 연구과제를 제시하였다. 이를 위해 첫째, 문헌정보학 분야 국외 데이터베이스(LISTA)의 통제 키워드와 DDC 23판을 검토하여 독서 및 독서교육 관련 주요 연구 영역을 설정하였다. 둘째, 문헌정보학 분야 국외 데이터베이스(LISTA)에서 검색한 지난 100년(1914년~2014년) 동안의 독서 및 독서교육 관련 학술논문(2,115편)을 대상으로 지적구조 분석을 적용하여 연구동향을 분석하였다. 셋째, 이러한 연구동향 분석의 결과에 기초하여 독서 및 독서교육 분야의 향후 연구과제를 제시하였다.

• 한국비블리아학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.213-229
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• 2011

이 연구의 목적은 초등학생들이 선호하는 학습만화에 대한 독서지도의 필요성을 제기하고, 학습만화 독서지도 방안을 제시하는 데 있다. 이 연구의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 초등학교 4학년 학생을 대상으로 2차에 걸쳐 총 8차시의 학습만화 독서지도프로그램을 개발하여 실행하였다. 프로그램 실행은 1차와 2차로 나누어 실시하였고, 1차 프로그램 실행 후 문제점을 보완하여 2차 프로그램을 설계 하여 실시하였다. 연구결과 독서부진아 및 학습부진아에 대한 교육 시 학습만화를 적절히 활용한다면 학습 집중력이 떨어져 있는 아동들의 독서의욕과 학습능력을 증진 시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 초등학생들이 학습만화를 통해 갖게 된 관련 분야에 대한 관심과 흥미를 독서의욕과 학습능력을 높일 수 있는 동기로 활용할 수 있도록 적극적으로 학습만화 독서지도 방안을 개발할 필요가 있다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.243-257
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• 2000

This empirical test of the efficacy of the literature-based reading instruction was conducted with 63(31 male and 32 female) 2nd grade elementary school children. Subjects in the experimental group had 40-45 minutes literature-based reading instruction twice weekly; those in the control group had only basic text reading. Procedures included a pilot study, pre-test, experimental period, and post-test. Research instruments included the Basic Learning Skill Test(Park et al., 1988), the Qualitative Reading Inventory(Leslie & Caldwell, 1990), and the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey(Mckenna & Kear, 1990). Data were graded and scored by each research question and then analyzed with a t-test of differences between the groups. The experimental group showed higher word recognition, text comprehension, and story grammar strategies than the control group. They also showed more improvement in each of these categories than the control group.

• 대한지구과학교육학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.186-193
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• 2011

The aim of this study is to find out the effect of reading aloud science books on change of attitude toward the science, interest of instruction. Participants included 52 elementary school students. For this study, two classes were divided into experimental class and control class. The control class takes a regular instructions and the experimental class takes a reading aloud instructions. Two chapter were selected, 'Volcano and Rocks' and 'Family of the Sun', for this study. Students were treated for 12 hours. All the results were analyzed quantitatively and following conclusions were made. The students' scientific attitude in the experimental class were higher than those of students in the control class. However, according to statistical analysis, this result is meaningless. In the sub-parts, critical ability, cooperation and creativity were improved meaningfully. Instruction with reading aloud science books didn't show a meaningful difference in interest of instruction. However, in the sub-part, they showed meaningful improvement in attention and relevance.

• 영어어문교육
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2002

Since the introduction of literature in reading and writing during the 1970s, considerable research has attempted to determine whether literature has significantly positive effects upon enhancement of reading proficiency. It is said that literature extends our knowledge of the world. Through books, we can experience other people's thoughts, experiences, and ideas (Frye, 1964). This paper explored the role of children's literature for the teaching of reading through the literature-based instruction. It focused on why and how children's literature serves as an important context for enhancing learner's reading proficiency of English. It also discussed the authentic use of literature-based strategies for practical classroom use, and suggested the future directions for research toward the literature-based instruction in the domain of reading comprehension.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.161-187
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• 2009

오늘날은 자신에게 필요한 지식정보를 적절하게 취사선택하여 읽고 이것을 자기 것으로 만들 수 있는 능력이 요구되는 지식정보화 사회이다. 정보에 능동적으로 대처할 수 있는 능력은 창의적 비판적 사고와 자기주도적 학습을 바탕으로 한 독서지도에 의해 이루어진다. 이 연구의 목적은 청소년기 학생들의 독서태도를 긍정적으로 변화시키고 자아개념의 긍정적인 형성에 기여할 수 있는 주제중심 독서지도 방법을 제시하는 데 있다. 이를 위해 독서 전과 독서 후 검사를 실시하였다. 그 결과 주제중심 독서지도는 학생들의 독서태도를 긍정적으로 변화케 하였으며, 자아개념 형성과 학생들의 자기주도적 학습력 향상에 기여하였다.