TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving reading comprehension in Spanish using iSTART-E
T2 - A pilot study
AU - McCarthy, Kathryn S.
AU - Soto, Christian Marcelo
AU - Gutierrez de Blume, Antonio P.
AU - Palma, Diego
AU - González, Jordan Ignacio
AU - McNamara, Danielle S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - ISTART-E is a web-based intelligent tutor developed for Spanish-speaking students to improve their reading comprehension through self-explanation strategy training. This study examined the effects of a blended comprehension strategy intervention on students' reading comprehension skill. Chilean high school students (N = 22) completed nine iSTART-E sessions and a face-to-face classroom lesson that included integrative video and additional examples of self-explanation. Survey data indicated that students thought that iSTART-E was useful and that they had improved their reading skills. Critically, this was supported by objective assessment-students' standardized reading comprehension test (Lectum) performance improved from pre-training to post-training. These findings demonstrate promise for the use of iSTART-E as a computer-supported learning environment for Spanish readers.
AB - ISTART-E is a web-based intelligent tutor developed for Spanish-speaking students to improve their reading comprehension through self-explanation strategy training. This study examined the effects of a blended comprehension strategy intervention on students' reading comprehension skill. Chilean high school students (N = 22) completed nine iSTART-E sessions and a face-to-face classroom lesson that included integrative video and additional examples of self-explanation. Survey data indicated that students thought that iSTART-E was useful and that they had improved their reading skills. Critically, this was supported by objective assessment-students' standardized reading comprehension test (Lectum) performance improved from pre-training to post-training. These findings demonstrate promise for the use of iSTART-E as a computer-supported learning environment for Spanish readers.
KW - Artificial Intelligence
KW - Educational Technology
KW - Reading Strategies
KW - Tutoring System
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85092545418&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4018/IJCALLT.2020100105
DO - 10.4018/IJCALLT.2020100105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85092545418
SN - 2155-7098
VL - 10
SP - 66
EP - 82
JO - International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching
JF - International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching
IS - 4
ER -