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MITE 6025
Methods of Research & Enquiry
Andrew, Stella, Vickie, Cissy
Research Question
To find out the relationship between the missing-letter effect and the reading ability
Literature Review Suggested article
Jean Saint-Aubin, Raymond M Klein (2008). The Influence of Reading Skills on the Missing-Letter Effect Among Elementary School Students. Reading Research Quarterly. 43(2), p. 132 (14 pages)
Hypotheses
What is the problem for the study?
What procedures did the experimenter use for the study?
What were the major conclusions for the study?
How would you classify the study, according to the sixtypes of research studies we looked at in this lesson?
Method
Subjects
Instruments
Design and procedure
Subjects
A total of 180 children from grade 1 to grade 5 in two schools took part in the experiment.
Collect data Children were asked to read a set of designed text
Read the text with normal speed silently
Participants were asked to circle all detected instances of the target letter
Participants were informed that they were not allowed to go back to circle it if they missed it
Collect data
Participants were told that each text was followed by a comprehension question with three answer choices
Afterwards, the children will take Wide Range Achievement Test, which include a subtest for reading
Collect data
Children were divided into good and poor readers according to their score in reading test
Variations in the size of the missing-letter effect as a function of grade level and reading ability are then analyzed
Conclusions for the study
size of the missing-letter effect was found to be related to reading ability among first to fourth graders and to some extent among fifth graders
Methodology used
Correlational theory
Two groups formed
Good readers (high scores) vs. poor readers (low scores)
Correlational theory
Missing letter effect (MLE) has been measured in relation to reading ability
References Bell, J. (1993). Doing your research project :
a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science. Buckingham, Open University Press.
Cohen, L., L. Manion, et al. (2000). Research methods in education. London ; New York, Routledge/Falmer.
Gay, L. R. (1981). Educational research : competencies for analysis & application. Columbus, Merrill.