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KMID : 1036820180230010083
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Communication Sciences & Disorders
2018 Volume.23 No. 1 p.83 ~ p.93
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Reading Comprehension of Expository Texts in School-Aged Children according to Text Structure and Question Type
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Park Min-Hae
Jung Kyung-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristics of school age children’s reading comprehension of expository texts based on different text structures and question types.
Methods: A total of 54 children participated in this study. We presented assignments that tested children’s comprehension of expository texts specifically designed with different text structures.
Results: First, students in higher grades showed better performance across all text structures. However, significant differences in performance based on the text structures of scripts were only found between 2nd grade and 6th grade students and between 4th grade and 6th grade students. Students in every grade showed high performance on comprehension of process writings but low performance on comprehension of persuasive writings. Results from other text structures varied between grades, while the differences between grades were significant for comparison/contrast, listing, and persuasive text structures. Second, students in higher grades showed better performance on all question types; however, analogous to the previous result, significant differences in performance based on question types were only found between 2nd grade and 6th grade students and between 4th grade and 6th grade students. Students in every grade showed high performance on identification of details but low performance on identification of main topic. Results from other question types varied between grades, while the differences among grades pertaining to question types were significant for text structure and inference questions.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate that children’s strategy in identifying text structures and comprehending expository texts develop notably during later grades in elementary school.
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KEYWORD
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School-aged children, Reading comprehension, Expository text, Persuasion Text structure
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