Using the Branching Story Approach to Motivate Students’ Interest in Reading
This action research was to answer the pedagogical question: How effective can a branching story approach be as a motivational tool for elementary reading instruction? A branching story was created with hyperlinks built into a Powerpoint story. The young readers could interact with options at dif...
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Kura Publishing
2014-07-01
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| description | This action research was to answer the pedagogical question: How effective can a branching
story approach be as a motivational tool for elementary reading instruction? A branching story
was created with hyperlinks built into a Powerpoint story. The young readers could interact with
options at different turning points of the story, which activated the readers’ curiosity, and
promoted their decision making and thinking skills. The study was carried out in an all girl
school, Saudi Arabia. A class of 20 fourth-graders participated in the study. For data collection
and analyses, the students were assigned into four groups based on their previous reading
achievements and interests. Students’ responses to comprehension questions were tabulated.
The unit-end survey results were analyzed. A majority of the participating students
overwhelmingly enjoyed the experience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6db7fc46d9634e0d9e0bb4c87ce8adab2023-02-15T16:11:43ZengKura PublishingInternational Electronic Journal of Elementary Education1307-92982014-07-0163463478Using the Branching Story Approach to Motivate Students’ Interest in ReadingHanan ALDURABY0Jane LIU1Imam Mohammed bin Saud UniversityEastern Washington UniversityThis action research was to answer the pedagogical question: How effective can a branching story approach be as a motivational tool for elementary reading instruction? A branching story was created with hyperlinks built into a Powerpoint story. The young readers could interact with options at different turning points of the story, which activated the readers’ curiosity, and promoted their decision making and thinking skills. The study was carried out in an all girl school, Saudi Arabia. A class of 20 fourth-graders participated in the study. For data collection and analyses, the students were assigned into four groups based on their previous reading achievements and interests. Students’ responses to comprehension questions were tabulated. The unit-end survey results were analyzed. A majority of the participating students overwhelmingly enjoyed the experience.http://www.iejee.com/6_3_2014/IEJEE_6_3_alduraby_liu.pdfBranching StoryNarrative ReadingMultimedia TechnologyReading Instruction |
| spellingShingle | Hanan ALDURABY Jane LIU Using the Branching Story Approach to Motivate Students’ Interest in Reading International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education Branching Story Narrative Reading Multimedia Technology Reading Instruction |
| title | Using the Branching Story Approach to Motivate Students’ Interest in Reading |
| title_full | Using the Branching Story Approach to Motivate Students’ Interest in Reading |
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| title_short | Using the Branching Story Approach to Motivate Students’ Interest in Reading |
| title_sort | using the branching story approach to motivate students interest in reading |
| topic | Branching Story Narrative Reading Multimedia Technology Reading Instruction |
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