The Effect of Summarization Strategy on Metacomprehension among Al-Qassim University Students

摘要

The present experimental study aimed at identifying the effect of summary strategy (no summary, immediate summary and delayed summary) on metacomprehension. A sample of 240 students from Al-Qassim University participated in the study; they were divided into three groups. All groups had a pre metacomprehension test before reading unfamiliar texts. Then all groups read the texts, group 1 was instructed to do no summary after reading; group 2 was instructed to summarize the texts immediately following reading; and group 3 was instructed to summarize the texts after a delay of 24 hours. Post metacomprehension test was administered on all groups, which was developed from Al-Bargesstudy [1]; it includes 22 items distributed on 7 dimensions. Validity and reliability of the test are insured. Results indicated statistically significant differences between students’ scores in the metacomprehension posttest due to summary strategy in favor of delayed summary. Results also revealed statistically significant differences between metacomprehension tests due to summary strategy in favor of delayed summary.