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Tricomponential Constructs

and Reading Comprehension

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Tri-componential Constructs

and Reading Comprehension

towards

a Reading

Attitude Intervention Program

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Tri-componential Constructs and Reading Comprehension

HOLY ANGEL TJNIVERSITY

Tri-componential Constructs and Reading Comprehension towards a Reading

Attitude

Intervention Program

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between nationality, attifude towards reading and reading comprehension

of middle school and high school

students

of

^Westfields

International School

in

Angeles

City

during

the

School Year 20l5-24rc. The researcher made use of correlational method and discriminant analysis

in

establishing the connection among the variables

being

investigated.

After gathering analping

and interpreting

the data it was confirmed in this study

that nationality could be used as

a

grouping variable

for

students' cognitive and conative attitude torrards reading as

well

as their reading comprehension.

It ^{was also}

^proven

that

there

is

no significant difference in the affective attitude towards reading

of the

participating students

which

clearly shows that nationality could not be used as a grouping variable for the affective domain of sfudents' attitude towards reading-

Reading is known to be an important factor in the academic success of an individual

(Irvey

& Polirstock

,2011).

^{It is a skill that is defined as} the active construction of meaning

based on what is being read and the background knowledge of the reader (Bainbridge

&

Heydon, 2013). Therefore, the ultimate goal of this component of language is

comprehension or understanding. This receptive macro skill does not end with the mere rrcitation or decoding ofwords.

It

is a complex skill that opens doors to vast amount

of

useful and relevant information. According to

Bemards

_QgOr), a person is considered a victim of ignorance

ifhe

or she does not know how to read and comprehend. The idea on the