Indonesian adolescents' EFL reading comprehension. Gender differences and the influence of parental background.

Autor/inn/en	Aditomo, Anindito; Hasugian, Eko Jatmiko
Titel	Indonesian adolescents' EFL reading comprehension. Gender differences and the influence of parental background.
Quelle	In: Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8 (2018) 2, S. 325-335 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2502-6747
DOI	10.17509/ijal.v8i2.13279
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Bildungsniveau; Lesetest; Mutter; Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied; Eltern; Sekundarstufe I; Fremdsprache; Englisch; Lesefertigkeit; Leseverstehen; Sozioökonomische Lage; Einflussfaktor; Indonesien
Abstract	This article presents findings on gender differences and the influence of family background on students' EFL reading comprehension in Indonesia. A total of 265 students (48.3% female, average age 13.6 years) from grades 7 to 8 in four schools anonymously completed an EFL reading comprehension test. In contrast to prior findings showing girls' advantage of first language literacy, this study found no gender differences in EFL reading comprehension. In line with prior studies on the effect of socioeconomic status on student achievements, parents' level of education influenced students' EFL reading comprehension. For boys, the effect of mother's education occurred through the provision of literacy resources. For girls, by contrast, the effect occurred through mother's involvement in their daughters' reading activities, which in turn encouraged reading engagement and comprehension. These findings underscore the importance of gender-appropriate strategies to facilitate adolescents' EFL reading engagement and comprehension. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2023/1