Durr - E - Nayab, Durr - E - Nayab (2019) I English Language Reading Comprehension Ability Of A Pakistani Public University Students And Its Relationship To Their Academic Performance. PhD thesis, Perpustakan Hamzah Sendut.
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The main aim of this study was to ascertain the reading comprehension abilities at the macro and micro levels of undergraduates from a major public university in Pakistan. Specifically, the validity and reliability of the established READS instrument, benc hmark of ESL reading abilities of the respondents, profiling of the respondents based on their reading performance in different ability groups, and investigation on the relationship between respondents’ reading performance and their academic performance w e re carried out as part of the present study. This is basically a quantitative study, where 521 respondents from a large leading Pakistani university sat for an ESL reading comprehension test via the Adapted READS online test system. The Adapted READS store d their respondents’ responses and scored them in its repository where subsequent analysis w as conducted. The original system was developed in USM and has been successfully used for a number of years now. The study found that READS was a suitable instrumen t but needed a little adaptation to enable it to be used as a data gathering instrument. Furthermore, the z - score formula was used to define the cut - score and performance bands (Band s 1 to 6) to categorize respondents’ reading performance. Secondary quantitative data of respondents’ academic performance were also obtained (with permission) from the target university examination department in the form of CGPA. Pearson correlation analys is was used to investigate the association between respondents’ reading ability and academic achievements (CGPA) indicated a weaker but consistent positive relationship. The strength of correlations varies from r = 0.223 (weak) to r =0.559 (moderately stro ng) at = 0.01 or 99 % confidence level. Readers’
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) > L7-991 Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Pendidikan (School of Educational Studies) > Thesis |
| Depositing User: | Mr Hasmizar Mansor |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2026 02:30 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2026 01:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/65205 |
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