ABSTRACT

One of the indicators of achieving the graduate attribute, Investigation, is to review the research literature, which needs both critical thinking and critical reading skills. The SQ4R strategy is used to develop the students’ reading comprehension skills together with critical thinking. Thus, the main objective of this research is to develop the reading skills of students so that they will be able to conduct investigations using research-based knowledge. Semester Four Civil Engineering undergraduates were selected as the sample group and the quasi-experimental approach was used in this study. The results of the t-test revealed that there is a significant improvement from the pre-test to the post-test of the experimental group, which indicates that the SQ4R strategy was effective in developing reading comprehension skills. The students’ write-up described how some of the students developed their thinking from a lower stage of Perry’s model of cognitive development to an upper stage.

摘要

达到研究生属性的指标之一，调查，是审查研究文献，这需要批判性思维和批判性阅读能力。SQ4R 策略用于培养学生的阅读理解能力和批判性思维。因此，本研究的主要目标是培养学生的阅读能力，使他们能够使用基于研究的知识进行调查。本学期选取四名土木工程专业本科生作为样本组，本研究采用准实验方法。t检验结果显示，实验组从前测到后测都有显着提高，这表明SQ4R策略在培养阅读理解能力方面是有效的。