The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools

Providing access to quality education should be viewed as a social responsibility. And the backbone of a good education system lies in its ability to promote literacy among the community, particularly the children. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati, Abu Kassim , Noor Lide, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Zainurin
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Published:	IDOSI Publication 2013
Subjects:	L Education (General) PE English
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spelling	iium-315352013-08-29T04:45:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/31535/ The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Abu Kassim , Noor Lide Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abdul Rahman, Zainurin L Education (General) PE English Providing access to quality education should be viewed as a social responsibility. And the backbone of a good education system lies in its ability to promote literacy among the community, particularly the children. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme conducted in remote schools in the states of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. Using the qualitative naturalistic framework to programme evaluation proposed by Patton (2001) and Guba and Lincoln (1981, 1992)and using a mixed-method approach comprising quantitative and qualitative data collection and analytictechniques, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 2,734 students and 142 teachers from 40 primary schools in Sabah and Sarawak and triangulated with qualitative data from the interviews of students and teachers as well as observations of their reactions to the programme and reading camps. The results suggest that the supplementary reading programme has improved the students’ attitudes towards reading, motivated them to read extensively and improved their reading habits. IDOSI Publication 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/31535/1/16_World_applied_Sciences_Journal__Supplementary_Reading_Programme.pdf Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati and Abu Kassim , Noor Lide and Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail and Abdul Rahman, Zainurin (2013) The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools. World Applied Sciences Journal , 21. pp. 125-132. ISSN 1818-4952 http://idosi.org/wasj/wasj21%28SLTL%2913/16.pdf 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.21.sltl.2146
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description	Providing access to quality education should be viewed as a social responsibility. And the backbone of a good education system lies in its ability to promote literacy among the community, particularly the children. This paper reports the findings of a study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme conducted in remote schools in the states of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. Using the qualitative naturalistic framework to programme evaluation proposed by Patton (2001) and Guba and Lincoln (1981, 1992)and using a mixed-method approach comprising quantitative and qualitative data collection and analytictechniques, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 2,734 students and 142 teachers from 40 primary schools in Sabah and Sarawak and triangulated with qualitative data from the interviews of students and teachers as well as observations of their reactions to the programme and reading camps. The results suggest that the supplementary reading programme has improved the students’ attitudes towards reading, motivated them to read extensively and improved their reading habits.
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author	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Abu Kassim , Noor Lide Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abdul Rahman, Zainurin
author_facet	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Abu Kassim , Noor Lide Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail Abdul Rahman, Zainurin
author_sort	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati
title	The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools
title_short	The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools
title_full	The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools
title_fullStr	The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools
title_full_unstemmed	The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools
title_sort	effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in malaysia’s remote schools
publisher	IDOSI Publication
publishDate	2013
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The effectiveness of a supplementary reading programme for children in Malaysia’s remote schools

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