Integrating STEAM activities into teaching reading: Examination of comprehension and cognitive load

Mehrak Rahimi

Makale detayları

Integrating STEAM activities into teaching reading: Examination of comprehension and cognitive load

Yazarlar:

Mehrak Rahimi

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi:

Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.218-239

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310625

pISSN:

2146-4014

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Özet:

 This paper reports the findings of an experimental study that probed into the impact of integrating STEAM activities into teaching English as a Foreign Language EFL reading on reading comprehension and its associated cognitive load. The sample included 60 high school students who were split into experimental and control groups, with 30 students in each. Before the study, their reading comprehension was assessed by the reading module of the A2 Key test. The associated cognitive load of A2 Key was assessed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index NASATLX before the study as well. For the experimental group,STEAM-based pre-reading activitieswere incorporated into teaching reading while the control group was taught based on the conventional method utilizing the activities of their textbook. The experiment lasted for five months. The reading section of A2 Key and the NASA TLX were used to explore the effect of the intervention on the participants reading comprehension and its associated cognitive load after the study. The data were analyzed by t-test and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance MANCOVA. According to the findings, STEAM-based warm-up activities significantly impactedthe development of reading comprehension in favor of the experimental group. It was also found that the cognitive load of the experimental group significantly reduced regardingmental demand, physical demand, and frustration in comparison to the control group. The practical implications of the study for education policymakers,curriculum designers, and teachers are understood in terms of integrating STEAM into the EFL curriculum to make students interested in STEAM topics and create a friendly class atmosphere that would lead to developing their reading skills and knowledge acquisition.

 This paper reports the findings of an experimental study that probed into the impact of integrating STEAM activities into teaching English as a Foreign Language EFL reading on reading comprehension and its associated cognitive load. The sample included 60 high school students who were split into experimental and control groups, with 30 students in each. Before the study, their reading comprehension was assessed by the reading module of the A2 Key test. The associated cognitive load of A2 Key was assessed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index NASATLX before the study as well. For the experimental group,STEAM-based pre-reading activitieswere incorporated into teaching reading while the control group was taught based on the conventional method utilizing the activities of their textbook. The experiment lasted for five months. The reading section of A2 Key and the NASA TLX were used to explore the effect of the intervention on the participants reading comprehension and its associated cognitive load after the study. The data were analyzed by t-test and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance MANCOVA. According to the findings, STEAM-based warm-up activities significantly impactedthe development of reading comprehension in favor of the experimental group. It was also found that the cognitive load of the experimental group significantly reduced regardingmental demand, physical demand, and frustration in comparison to the control group. The practical implications of the study for education policymakers,curriculum designers, and teachers are understood in terms of integrating STEAM into the EFL curriculum to make students interested in STEAM topics and create a friendly class atmosphere that would lead to developing their reading skills and knowledge acquisition.

 This paper reports the findings of an experimental study that probed into the impact of integrating STEAM activities into teaching English as a Foreign Language EFL reading on reading comprehension and its associated cognitive load. The sample included 60 high school students who were split into experimental and control groups, with 30 students in each. Before the study, their reading comprehension was assessed by the reading module of the A2 Key test. The associated cognitive load of A2 Key was assessed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index NASATLX before the study as well. For the experimental group,STEAM-based pre-reading activitieswere incorporated into teaching reading while the control group was taught based on the conventional method utilizing the activities of their textbook. The experiment lasted for five months. The reading section of A2 Key and the NASA TLX were used to explore the effect of the intervention on the participants reading comprehension and its associated cognitive load after the study. The data were analyzed by t-test and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance MANCOVA. According to the findings, STEAM-based warm-up activities significantly impactedthe development of reading comprehension in favor of the experimental group. It was also found that the cognitive load of the experimental group significantly reduced regardingmental demand, physical demand, and frustration in comparison to the control group. The practical implications of the study for education policymakers,curriculum designers, and teachers are understood in terms of integrating STEAM into the EFL curriculum to make students interested in STEAM topics and create a friendly class atmosphere that would lead to developing their reading skills and knowledge acquisition.

 Bu araştırma, STEAM etkinliklerinin Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizce YDİ okuma öğretimine entegre edilmesinin okuduğunu anlama ve bununla ilişkili bilişsel yük üzerindeki etkisini araştıran deneysel bir çalışmanın bulgularını rapor etmektedir. Örneklem, her birinde 30 öğrenci olmak üzere deney ve kontrol gruplarına ayrılan 60 lise öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Çalışma öncesinde, öğrencilerin okuduğunu anlama becerileri A2 Key testinin okuma modülü ile değerlendirilmiştir. A2 Keyin ilişkili bilişsel yükü de çalışma öncesinde Ulusal Havacılık ve Uzay Dairesi Görev Yükü Endeksi NASATLX ile değerlendirilmiştir. Deney grubu için STEAM temelli okuma öncesi etkinlikler okuma öğretimine dahil edilirken, kontrol grubuna ders kitabındaki etkinlikler kullanılarak geleneksel yöntemle öğretim yapılmıştır. Deney beş ay sürmüştür. A2 Keyin okuma bölümü ve NASA TLX, çalışma sonrasında müdahalenin katılımcıların okuduğunu anlama ve bununla ilişkili bilişsel yük üzerindeki etkisini araştırmak için kullanılmıştır. Veriler t-testi ve Çok Değişkenli Kovaryans Analizi MANCOVA ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgulara göre, STEAM tabanlı ısınma etkinlikleri okuduğunu anlama gelişimini deney grubu lehine önemli ölçüde etkilemiştir. Ayrıca, deney grubunun bilişsel yükünün kontrol grubuna kıyasla zihinsel talep, fiziksel talep ve hayal kırıklığı açısından önemli ölçüde azaldığı bulunmuştur. Çalışmanın eğitim politikacıları, müfredat tasarımcıları ve öğretmenler için pratik sonuçları, öğrencilerin STEAM konularına ilgi duymalarını sağlamak ve okuma becerilerini ve bilgi edinimlerini geliştirmeye yol açacak samimi bir sınıf atmosferi yaratmak için STEAMi EFL müfredatına entegre etme açısından anlaşılmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Integrating STEAM activities into teaching reading: Examination of comprehension and cognitive load

Yazarlar:

Mehrak Rahimi

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi:

Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.218-239

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310625

pISSN:

2146-4014

cognitive load

EFL

reading comprehension

STEAMbilişsel yük

EFL

okuduğunu anlama

STEAM

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehrak Rahimi

Yayıncı: Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar: Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi: Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.218-239

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001310625

pISSN: 2146-4014

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehrak Rahimi

Yayıncı:

Anadolu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Alan Eğitimleri

Dergi:

Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences International Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.218-239

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001310625

pISSN:

2146-4014