Self-Selected Reading for Enjoyment as a College Developmental Reading Approach

Paulson, Eric J.

doi:10.1080/10790195.2006.10850187

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“…The authors hope this research may support the awareness of the public of the need for a desire to read. This need for the desire to read is supported by the findings that the activity of reading carries many benefits, and that one of these is an increase in empathy, in line with the research by Bal and Veltkamp (2013 Penelitian-penelitian terdahulu menemukan bahwa salah satu metode yang dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan tingkat literasi adalah dengan melakukan reading for pleasure atau membaca sesuai minat (Boswell & Seegmiller, 2016;Paulson, 2006), yang biasanya melibatkan membaca fictional narrative atau literatur fiksi (Nell, 1988). Fictional narrative adalah narasi dengan agen-agen yang memiliki intensi dan otonomi, serta interaksi di antara mereka (Mar & Oatley, 2008).…”

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“…Previous research has found that one method which may be used to raise the level of literacy is by the introduction of a reading for pleasure, or reading according to one's desires, program (Boswell & Seegmiller, 2016;Paulson, 2006), which normally involves the reading of fictional narratives, or fictional literature (Nell, 1988). The fictional narrative is a narration having agents with intensity and autonomy, and who interact amongst each other (Mar & Oatley, 2008).…”

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"Why Fiction is Better than Reality": The Influence of Reading Fiction Narrative on Empathy ["Why Fiction is Better than Reality": Pengaruh Membaca Fiction Narrative terhadap Empati"

2020

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The fictional narrative is a form of literature often found in everyday life, such as in novels or short stories, comic strips in newspapers, and in poetry. Reading fictional literature has a positive effect, however previous research had not as yet shown any conclusive evidence that such reading increases empathy. This research was aimed at testing the influence of reading fictional narratives on empathy, mediated by narrative engagement. The method used in the research was an experimental one, with a pre-test/post-test control group design. 194 undergraduate students were actively involved as the research participants. The results of the analysis of data, using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test and a causal step approach indicated that reading a fictional narrative may significantly increase the empathy of the reader, and that the relationship of these two variables were partially mediated by narrative engagement. This research provided supportive data to the idea that fictional narratives may raise levels of empathy and that that influence is mediated by the variable of narrative engagement. The public is enjoined to read fictional narratives, such as novels, comics, short stories and poetry of a variety of genres, to experience an increase in empathy. Fiction narrative merupakan jenis bacaan yang sering ditemui dalam kehidupan sehari-hari, seperti buku novel atau cerita pendek, komik panel di surat kabar, maupun puisi. Membaca bacaan fiktif membawa dampak positif, akan tetapi penelitian terdahulu belum menunjukkan bukti yang konklusif bahwa membaca bacaan fiktif meningkatkan kemampuan empati. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh membaca fiction narrative terhadap empati dengan dimediasi oleh narrative engagement. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah eksperimen dengan pretest-posttest control group design. Terdapat 194 orang mahasiswa S1 aktif terlibat sebagai partisipan penelitian ini. Hasil analisis data dengan Wilcoxon signed-rank test dan causal step approach menunjukkan bahwa membaca fiction narrative dapat meningkatkan empati pembacanya secara signifikan, serta hubungan kedua variabel tersebut dimediasi secara parsial oleh narrative engagement. Penelitian ini menjadi dukungan data bahwa fiction narrative dapat meningkatkan empati serta pengaruh tersebut dimediasi variabel narrative engagement. Masyarakat disarankan untuk membaca bacaan fiction narrative seperti novel, komik, cerita pendek, maupun puisi dari berbagai genre agar mengalami peningkatan empati.

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“…First, even though gender plays a minor role in the study, perhaps, if students were given the freedom to choose the books they wished to read, they might feel more motivated to read extensively (c.f. Asraf & Ahmad, 2003;Paulson, 2006). Another noteworthy factor to be mentioned is that students from different colleges hold quite diverse perceptions of what constitutes an ER program.…”

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“…Having considering the number of readers for the students to complete reading, the next issue was who would choose what books to read. Although there are studies suggesting having students to self-select their own reading materials for enjoyment (Paulson, 2006), or for students to be given an opportunity to choose the books they preferred (Asraf & Ahmad, 2003), the researcher was acutely aware of the fact that it was better to give permission to the instructors to decide which readers meets their students' needs to insure task compliance. The readers adopted for this program were mainly graded readers from the Cambridge, Oxford, Penguin, Longman, Heinemann, Compass Publishing, and Scholastic series, with basal reader levels ranging from two to five.…”

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A large-Scale Study on Extensive Reading Program for Non-English Majors: Factors and Attitudes

Tien

2015

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Reading is a complex method of drawing information from some form of text and then interpreting it. The importance of reading in an academic context cannot be underestimated in its influence on learning. It is commonly agreed that students should read extensively in order to enhance their reading skills and to learn other knowledge through that reading. This paper presents an analysis of teachers' and students' perceptions toward an extensive reading program located in an EFL higher education context. Particularly, the study aims at assessing factors that may influence the students' attitudes toward extensive reading (ER) and both students' and teachers' perceptions to the newly implemented extensive reading program. In this paper, the author attempts to analyze and understand the effectiveness of an extensive reading program. The results show that: first, differing majors among students and the amount of time spent weekly on reading graded readers directly impacts students' attitudes toward extensive reading. Second, although many students verbally express a dislike for ER programs in class, they strongly agree that ER is a good way to learn English on the survey. Third, in spite of teachers' skepticism prior to the ER program, results confirm the linguistic benefit ER brought to learners upon completion of the program. Notwithstanding the preliminary resistance of the ER program, teachers' and students' attitudes noticeably changed over the two semesters of engagement.

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“…According to [11] "... reading is an intellectual action which is possible only if a man has formed a habit of reading and practicing it since childhood". [12], in his article on developing a reading culture, proposed:…”

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Effect of Reading Habits on the Academic Performance of Students: A Case Study of the Students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State

Danie¹

2017

TECS

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Abstract:Reading is vital in the life of every student. It is germane to academic performance of students. Imbibing reading habits will help them become lifelong learners. The study investigated the effect of reading habit on the academic performance of students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Five research questions guided the study. The study adopted survey research method. The research instrument used was structured questionnaire. The findings show that majority of the respondents who took part in the study are not used to their time for reading and they purposely read for examination, self development and for developments of spoken and written English. The respondents mostly read notebooks, textbooks and electronic resources. The study also revealed that reading habits has significance effect on academic performance of students. The major factor militating against students reading habit is the Social media e.g. Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, 2go etc. Therefore, the study recommends that students should be encouraged by their lectures to read different information resources other than their notebooks and handouts, they should have a blueprint of their time schedule for reading and also academic institutions should monitor use of social media, so that students will meticulously use it for educational purposes.

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Self-Selected Reading for Enjoyment as a College Developmental Reading Approach

Cited by 22 publications

References 4 publications

"Why Fiction is Better than Reality": The Influence of Reading Fiction Narrative on Empathy ["Why Fiction is Better than Reality": Pengaruh Membaca Fiction Narrative terhadap Empati"

"Why Fiction is Better than Reality": The Influence of Reading Fiction Narrative on Empathy ["Why Fiction is Better than Reality": Pengaruh Membaca Fiction Narrative terhadap Empati"

A large-Scale Study on Extensive Reading Program for Non-English Majors: Factors and Attitudes

Effect of Reading Habits on the Academic Performance of Students: A Case Study of the Students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State

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