The Effect of Nationality, Gender, and GPA on the Use of Reading Strategies Among EFL University Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3247067 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Senad Bećirović (0000-0003-0216-9435, International Burch University), Amna Brdarević-Čeljo (0000-0002-7712-3047, International Burch University, corresponding author), Vildana Dubravac (0000-0002-0316-3791, University of Zenica) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 215824401880928 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244018809286 |
| OpenAlex | W2898251407 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 42 |
Despite its importance being acknowledged in a plethora of studies, developing reading strategies appears absent from many classrooms, which justifies a considerable research interest in this topic. The present study aims to investigate how gender, nationality, and grade point average affect the frequency of the usage of different types of reading strategies among Bosnian university students. The research sample comprised 228 students studying at three universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis revealed moderate to high awareness of reading strategies, the problem-solving strategies being most frequently used. A three-way ANOVA showed a significant main effect of gender as well as a significant interaction effect of Nationality × Grade Point Average on The Survey of Reading Strategies questionnaire. Moreover, a three-way MANOVA revealed that gender had a significant main effect on the combined variables, namely global, support, and problem-solving reading strategies. Similarly, the interaction effect of Nationality × Grade Point Average was significant on the three combined variables, while the interaction effects of Grade Point Average × Gender and Grade Point Average × Nationality proved significant only on the Problem-Solving subscale. The current study is expected to contribute to understanding the reading strategy use in a foreign language context, and to inspire educators to recognize the importance of their use in the classroom
Bosnian · Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Multivariate analysis of variance · Nationality · Political science · Statistics · Communication · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Educational Practices and Challenges · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |