英文摘要 |
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of self-explanation reading training (SERT) and the generation of self-explanations in comprehension work carried out on an expository text by 150 sixth-grade students. The participants were divided into three categories: (1) students who had received self-explanation training and were asked to generate self-explanations while reading; (2) students who did not receive self-explanation training but were asked to generate self-explanations while reading; and (3) students who did not receive self-explanation training and were not asked to generate self-explanations while reading. The analysis of students’ reading comprehension revealed that those who were asked to generate self-explanations while reading exhibited a better understanding of the text in the posttest than pre-test. However, when the performance of students who received self-explanation training is compared with those who did not, but who were still asked to generate self-explanations, there appears to be no advantage, in terms of comprehension, for the former. The results of this study indicate that the process of generating self-explanations enables students, regardless of whether they have been trained to produce good self-explanations or not, is important in terms of actively interacting with the reading materials. |