EDU 702 : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

TITLE: EVALUATING MALAYSIAN GIFTED STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH DIFFERENTIATED READING ACTIVITY

INTRODUCTION

Differentiated reading refers to a specially designed reading program where learners are grouped according to their ability, and teachers modify the content according to learners’ level in order to enrich advanced learners, improve intermediate learners and assist beginner learners.

RESEARCH PROBLEM

Yunus (2013) concluded in her research that even though PERMATApintar students are identified gifted, majority of them share common problems in language learning. They often find themselves having difficulties when speaking in English, apply correct grammar and acquire limited vocabulary. Yunus (2013) proposed the practices of differentiated instruction as a suitable approach as a medium to address to these problems.

Therefore, this study is carried out in response to Yunus’ research findings and suggestion.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

The research objectives of this study are as follows:

i. To identify appropriate differentiated strategy to improve Malaysian Gifted learners’ reading comprehension

ii. To investigate the effects of differentiated reading activity in the classroom towards Malaysian gifted learners’ reading comprehension

iii. To evaluate Malaysian gifted learner’s reading comprehension through differentiated reading activity

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

The research questions of this study are:

i. What is the appropriate differentiated strategy to improve Malaysian Gifted learners’ reading comprehension?

ii. What are the effects of differentiated reading activity in the classroom towards Malaysian gifted learners’ reading comprehension?

iii. What is the evaluation of Malaysian gifted learner’s reading comprehension through differentiated reading activity?

RESEARCH DESIGN

Experimental Application of differentiated reading in

the classroom

SAMPLES

40 PERMATApintar gifted learners

INSTRUMENTATION

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