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4 . R e s e a r c h
4. Research
A questionnaire about reading and reading strategies was conducted in 2016, on 326
students aged 13 to 15 from school partners.
4.1 Instructions for questionnaire about reading and reading strategies
The aim of the research is to determine students' interest in reading, their reading habits
and the frequency in using reading strategies, in their mother tongue.
Research on the reading is carried out in 9 schools from 9 countries: Academy at Shotton
Hall, United Kingdom; Zespol Szkol Budowlanych, Poland; Leonardo da Vinci, Spain; Jac. P.
Thijsse College, The Netherlands; Lycée LGT Dupleix, France; Tranevagen ungomsskule,
Norway; Primary school Pivka, Slovenia; I.I.S. "Alfonso Maria de 'Liguori," Italy; Primary
school "Podrute", Croatia.
The study included at least 30 students per school at the age of 13-15 years.
Filling out the questionnaire takes about 10-15 minutes.
Filling in the form is conducted in English, but is related to reading and use of reading
strategies in their mother tongue.
Claims are written in the first person because the aim of the research focuses on the
personal strategy of respondents.
Special needs students participate in filling out questionnaires, but their results are not
included in the statistical analysis, therefore, teachers are asked to refer to the
questionnaires that were filled out by special needs students.
We kindly ask students to submit fully completed questionnaires.
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