M3: Chapter 3.

Methodology in Practice (Evidence in target articles)

Pedro P. Aguas, PhD.
2023-II
Student Names: Belissa Amaya and Yuliana Bustos GIN1/GIN2 Date: 9/19/2023
Target article:
Ahmed, C. M., Shukri, N. Z., Ali, S. I., et al. (2016). A Qualitative Study of Reading Comprehension: An Insight from Pakistani

Context Bridging the Needs of Engineering Students. International Journal of English Linguistics, 6(2).

DOI:10.5539/ijel.v6n2p85

Edwards, P. A., & Taberski, P. A. (2009). Reading Strategies Preferences of Elementary School Students from Diverse Backgrounds.

bbbbbbThe Reading Teacher, 62(8), 675-686.

Research Design & Its Context & Participants Data Collection Data Analysis & Ethical
Appropriateness issues

qualitative research instrument
was used to find the perceptions
of teachers teaching engineering
student about reading
comprehension as the part of
communication skills subject.
A qualitative research instrument
was used to determine the
perceptions of engineering
The research is being
conducted in the area of
education, more specifically
the discipline of instructing
Pakistani engineering
students in reading
comprehension. The teaching
of communication skills in
engineering curricula is
As a method for gathering
qualitative data, semi-
structured interviews were
used. They make it possible
to thoroughly examine
participants' viewpoints and
experiences. The objective is
to comprehend teachers'
perspectives in light of this.
The use of qualitative data
analysis methods like those
cited (Strauss and Corbin,
Huberman and Miles, and
NVIVO) is consistent with the
qualitative design. Themes can
be organized and extracted
from the interview data using
these techniques.
student teachers towards reading relevant in this case. Qualitative research should
comprehension as part of a The study's participants are follow ethical guidelines,
communication skills subject. ten Pakistani educators who including obtaining
The purpose of this study is to work with engineering participants' informed consent
identify strategies to help students. Semi-structured and maintaining participant
engineering students overcome interviews with these teachers confidentiality.
barriers to learning and were conducted to learn more
understanding. Qualitative about their perceptions of
research is ideal for exploring reading comprehension and
perceptions, attitudes and their insights into reading
practices, which makes it ideal comprehension strategies for
for understanding teachers' engineering students. Given
understanding of a subject. that they are tasked with
instructing and directing
students in the acquisition of
reading comprehension skills,
these teachers play a crucial
role in the educational
context under investigation.
The purpose of this study was to The study took place in a There was used a variety of The researchers used a
explore the reading strategies public elementary school in a data collection methods like thematic analysis approach to
preferences of elementary school large urban area in the United individual interviews, focus analyze the data by identifying
students from diverse States. The participants were groups, and classroom and coding the data and then
backgrounds. The researchers 40 students from grades 3-5. observations. grouping the codes into
used a qualitative research categories.
design. They obtained informed
consent from all participants
and parents as well as
confidentiality.
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