TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE
The present study aimed to investigate the value of the teacher Think Aloud (TA) instructional technique in providing young readers with effective strategies to enhance the comprehension of online texts. Eighty-nine participants from 10 to 14 years of age were sorted into two groups based on the typ...
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| description | The present study aimed to investigate the value of the teacher Think Aloud (TA) instructional technique in providing young readers with effective strategies to enhance the comprehension of online texts. Eighty-nine participants from 10 to 14 years of age were sorted into two groups based on the type of training they had received: the experimental group (n = 47) had been taught with the TA strategies, while the control group (n = 42) had not received any specific training. Both the experimental and control groups were examined twice, before and after the period of training. Pupils had to find the correct answer to a specific question (Access) and to critically analyze online texts, expressing different opinions on a topic (Analysis). The findings indicate a positive effect of the TA technique, mainly in the transferal of strategies aimed at a more correct evaluation of the websites’ reliability. Indeed, while for the control group only a marginal, if any, improvement was recorded from pre-test to post-test, an outstanding amelioration was observed in the experimental group (from 19.1% to 48.9%) when requested to evaluate the reliability of a web site. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1917686d17464fb7bd520f0aa9a130822023-08-02T07:04:59ZengFirenze University PressItalian Journal of Educational Technology2532-46322532-77202019-09-0110.17471/2499-4324/1100TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUESTEFANIA CARIOLI0ANDREA PERU1University of FlorenceUniversity of FlorenceThe present study aimed to investigate the value of the teacher Think Aloud (TA) instructional technique in providing young readers with effective strategies to enhance the comprehension of online texts. Eighty-nine participants from 10 to 14 years of age were sorted into two groups based on the type of training they had received: the experimental group (n = 47) had been taught with the TA strategies, while the control group (n = 42) had not received any specific training. Both the experimental and control groups were examined twice, before and after the period of training. Pupils had to find the correct answer to a specific question (Access) and to critically analyze online texts, expressing different opinions on a topic (Analysis). The findings indicate a positive effect of the TA technique, mainly in the transferal of strategies aimed at a more correct evaluation of the websites’ reliability. Indeed, while for the control group only a marginal, if any, improvement was recorded from pre-test to post-test, an outstanding amelioration was observed in the experimental group (from 19.1% to 48.9%) when requested to evaluate the reliability of a web site.https://ijet.itd.cnr.it/article/view/1100Think Aloud Instructional TechniqueOnline Reading ComprehensionMetacognitive StrategiesYoung ReadersEducational TechnologyTechnology Enhanced Learning (TEL). |
| spellingShingle | STEFANIA CARIOLI ANDREA PERU TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE Italian Journal of Educational Technology Think Aloud Instructional Technique Online Reading Comprehension Metacognitive Strategies Young Readers Educational Technology Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). |
| title | TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE |
| title_full | TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE |
| title_fullStr | TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE |
| title_full_unstemmed | TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE |
| title_short | TEACHING ONLINE READING STRATEGIES USING THE THINK ALOUD TECHNIQUE |
| title_sort | teaching online reading strategies using the think aloud technique |
| topic | Think Aloud Instructional Technique Online Reading Comprehension Metacognitive Strategies Young Readers Educational Technology Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). |
| url | https://ijet.itd.cnr.it/article/view/1100 |
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