Browsing by Subject "Reading comprehension"
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An analysis of the vocabulary and reading comprehension challenges faced by first year B.Ed. students
(2014)First year students at university level encounter various challenges that might impact on their success or failure. At this level, learning is fairly dependent on extensive and intensive reading, thus the reader should ... -
Content-based strategic reading instruction within a distributed learning environment
(North-West University, 2003)Research conducted in South Africa indicates that many South African students who register for undergraduate study each year are under-prepared for university education and that many of these English Second Language students ... -
Contextual hypermedia glosses for facilitating English vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension at a university of technology
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This study investigated the usefulness of non-linear lexical hypermedia glosses for supporting English Second Language vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension where glosses are integrated into electronic reading ... -
Data-based instructional decision making related to basic early literacy skills in the Intermediate Phase
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Arising from the increasing demands of the twenty-first century workplace, concern over learner reading performance is at the forefront of national education. The increasing demands have raised the literacy bar for ... -
The effectiveness of the "Hiway" literacy programme for learner support in the foundation and intermediate phase
(North-West University, 2007)A literature-survey indicated that there is a need for complete reading programmes that are integrated within the mainstream to meet the unique needs of learners who struggle to read in South African schools. Recent research ... -
Die effek van vroeë rekenaarblootstelling en rekenaarervaring op die leesvaardigheid van graad 1-leerders
(North-West University, 2007)The modern computerised era in which we live means that all areas of society are subjected to information technology. Children are increasingly exposed to and have access to computers, which necessarily have an influence ... -
Evaluating reading strategies instruction
(North-West University, 2007)There is a generally accepted reality among first and second language reading researchers and practitioners that learners who study in a second or foreign language are almost always at a disadvantage, particularly in the ... -
First year university students' reading strategies and comprehension : implications for academic reading support
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)In the South African context it seems that many students enter university without the required reading abilities. In the tertiary environment, these abilities are vital, especially in the first undergraduate year when most ... -
Learners' self-efficacy beliefs in reading comprehension in English second additional language in a Namibian rural school
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The status that English holds in the language policy of the Namibian education system creates challenges which influence classroom experiences in terms of the teaching and learning of English as a second language in ... -
Leesbegrip en konjunksie as elemente van akademiese geletterdheid : intervensie deur middel van die sluitingsprosedure
(North-West University, 2014)Upon entering tertiary education students have to undergo development with regard to the way in which information is gathered, processed and produced because the academic context (secondary environment) is different to ...