1. THE EFFECT OF USING PICTURES ON COMPREHENSION OF POETIC TEXT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STRUGGLING READERS: A CASE STUDY
Presentation of Research Proposal by:
NUR HAIYU BINTI ISHAK
for EDU 702
(Research Methodology)

2. Statement of the Problem
42% of eighth graders in US read at their basic level, meanwhile, 26% read below their basic level.
struggling readers in Malaysian schools.
Researcher observe characteristics of struggling readers among students at her institution.
There is a need to remedy such situation.
Studies on the use of pictures
‘A picture is worth a thousand word’

3. Purposes of the Study
To investigate the effect of using pictures on comprehension of poetic text among Form One struggling readers in ESL classroom.
To examine the type of pictures effective for comprehension of poetic text and its characteristics of effectiveness with regards to struggling readers.

4. Research Questions
Does use of pictures affects struggling readers’ comprehension of poetic text?
What type of picture is more effective for struggling readers to understand poetic text, static or animated pictures?
What are the characteristics of pictures that are effective in aiding comprehension of poetic text for struggling readers?

5. Limitations of the Study
Limited in terms of the location and sample size
Location = a school in Batu Pahat, Johor
Purposive sampling, a small sample size
Findings cannot be generalized
A case study
Reliability of the results (test-retest)
Set up a control group

6. Significance of the Study
Contribute to the literature
Geography, Mathematics, Science, narrative and expository writing.
Literary / Poetic text?
Benefits to Relevant parties
Teachers
Curriculum developers/ Policy makers
Textbook and book writers

7. Methodology A case study research method Mixed methods
Experimental research
One control group
Two experimental groups
Static pictures
Animated pictures
Authentic phenomenon, limited possibility to control the situation
Mixed methods
Quantitative (statistical data)
Qualitative (in-depth understanding)

8. Sampling Purposive sampling 45 Form One struggling readers
15 participants for each group
A secondary school in Batu Pahat, Johor

9. Instrumentation Performance test Questionnaires
Pre-test and post-test
Questionnaires
Semi-structured interview

10. Data Analysis Performance test Questionnaires
Pre-test and post-test
Questionnaires
Semi-structured interview
Mean, standard deviation, t-test
Category-coding  emergent themes.

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