Effectiveness of Scanning in Developing Reading Comprehension

Abstract

This thesis entitled Effectiveness of Scanning in Developing Reading Comprehension is an attempt to find out the effective way of reading for comprehension. The main purpose of this research was to explore the effectiveness of scanning to develop reading comprehension. The study was an experimental type in nature. The students of grade IX of Shree Saraswati Secondary School in Gulmi district were selected through non random sampling procedure. First of all, the pre-test item was assigned to find out the current proficiency level of the students. After grouping the students, 22 classes were taught and the post-test was administered in order to find out the progress and effectiveness of scanning in developing reading comprehension. The average increment percentage of experimental group was 17.8% and the average increment percentage of controlled group was only 11%. From the comparison of the result of the two tests, it was found that the students under experimental group did better than the controlled group in the post-test. It can be recommended that the students would be benefited through scanning reading in secondary level. This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with general background, review of related literature, objectives of the study and significance of the study. Chapter two consists of the methodology adopted for the study. It consists of sources of data, population of the study, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Moreover, both primary and secondary sources were consulted for data collection. Chapter three consists of analysis and interpretation of data. Chapter four consists of the findings and recommendations of the research. The findings and relevant recommendations have been presented on the basis of the analysis of the data. The references and appendices are the concluding parts of the research.