reading survey 1 results updated version
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Reading Survey 1 Results
Martha Johanna Moreno BlancoImplementation Manuel del
Socorro Rodríguez2012
QUESTIONS
1)I read text in English when I am not in the English class.
2)
The topics and readings of the book we follow are interesting for me
3)
When I start reading: I read the title of the reading, look for familiar words and take a look at the images of the text before reading it
4)Before reading a text I decide what will be the purpose of it.
5)Before reading a text I think about the best strategy to understand it.
6) I take into account my previous knowledge before and during the reading exercise
7)
If I have to do an exercise based on the reading I first read the exercise and then I read the text.
8) When I read I can find in the text the main and the supporting ideas
9) I make a written or mental summary of all the texts I read
10)After reading a text I self-evaluate the strategy that I used to see if it worked or not.
DATA
• This study was made in a public school.• This study was applied to 10 students.• They were formely 10th graders.• They were taking a SENA course about
English for local tourism guides.• They have filled and developed the
survey by themselves in their free time through Edmodo virtual content management system.
Data Analisys
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7
No Yes
Do you read in English?
Do you read in English?
How Often?
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Always Often Hardly ever Never
How often?
Reading Intention
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Mandatory for school An option
Reading Intention
Most common reason to avoid reading in English
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0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
English dislike Learning
dificulties
Obligation
most common reasons for Englsih Dislike
Most common reason to like reading in English
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
Interesting class helper Like but they want to do
it better
Most common reasons English like
Do you establish plans to read in English?
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0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
yes no refused to
answer / not
given answer
Do you stablish plans to read in English?
Which one(s)?
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
scanning reading
read in whole to find unknow
words
paying attention
refused to answer / not given answer
which one(s)?
Do you self-evaluate your plans after reading?
00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
4
yes no sometimes refused
to answer
/ not
given
answer
Do you self-evaluate your plans after reading?
Do you take into account your previous knowledge when reading?
0
1
2
3
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6
7
yes no Is it useful for
you?
yes no
Do you take into account your previous knowledge when reading?
When you are reading and you find a word that you do not know, what do
you do?
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Dictionary and teacher
help
Reading the rest of
the text
Google translator
When you are reading and you find a word that you do not know, what do you do?
How useful do you find considering the title of the text, images and familiar words to understand a
reading?
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1
2
3
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8
Very useful to
understand the text
Important to read a
text
How useful do you find considering the title of the text, images
and familiar words to understand a reading?
what kind of reading material (short stories, news, sport articles, etc.) do
you prefer?
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Historical
texts
short
stories
funny
texts
news short
stories
with
pictures
music
articles
and news
what kind of reading material (short stories, news, sport articles, etc.)
do you prefer?
why?
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
I like those topics Interesed in
those topics
Images and simple
words are helpful
for reading
understanding
why?
Conclusions
• Reading is a skill that students know but do not like.
• They are concious about their learning, and about strategies of reading.
• Their interest is the initial point to develop thework.
• Images in the text are very important forthem.
• They do not like English at all.