This study draws on the approach of action research to look into changes in Iranian university students’ beliefs about reading comprehension while teaching reading comprehension through cooperative learning in a university reading course. Previous research has relied much on quantitative approaches and considered students’ beliefs to be reasonably static entities; however, the present study adopted a qualitative approach examining eight students’ belief changes about reading comprehension. Data were collected through diaries and analyzed using NVIVO Software. Results revealed that students’ initial emphasis on vocabulary and grammar in reading comprehension changed during the study period as a result of the cooperative learning strategies taught in the course. Such results indicate that belief changes were affected mainly by the learning environment wherein students interact with others, particularly their instructor who often plays a mediating role.
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Abstract Introduction The Impetus for the Study Significance of Studying Beliefs Cooperative Learning Theoretical Framework for Belief Change: Sociocultural Theory Methodology Participants Data Collection and Procedure Data Analysis Results: Qualitative Analysis of Diaries Students’ Initial Beliefs about Reading Comprehension: Vocabulary and Grammar are in Focus Belief Changes about the Effectiveness of Classroom Activities and Reading Comprehension Improvement Discussion and Conclusion The Authors References
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간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.18 No.3