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The Effect of Nationality, Gender, and GPA on the Use of Reading Strategies Among EFL University Students

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  • Senad Bećirović
  • Amna Brdarević-ÄŒeljo
  • Vildana Dubravac

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Despite its importance being acknowledged in a plethora of studies, developing reading strategies appears absent from many classrooms, which justifies a considerable research interest in this topic. The present study aims to investigate how gender, nationality, and grade point average affect the frequency of the usage of different types of reading strategies among Bosnian university students. The research sample comprised 228 students studying at three universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The analysis revealed moderate to high awareness of reading strategies, the problem-solving strategies being most frequently used. A three-way ANOVA showed a significant main effect of gender as well as a significant interaction effect of Nationality × Grade Point Average on The Survey of Reading Strategies questionnaire. Moreover, a three-way MANOVA revealed that gender had a significant main effect on the combined variables, namely global, support, and problem-solving reading strategies. Similarly, the interaction effect of Nationality × Grade Point Average was significant on the three combined variables, while the interaction effects of Grade Point Average × Gender and Grade Point Average × Nationality proved significant only on the Problem-Solving subscale. The current study is expected to contribute to understanding the reading strategy use in a foreign language context, and to inspire educators to recognize the importance of their use in the classroom.

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  • Senad Bećirović & Amna Brdarević-ÄŒeljo & Vildana Dubravac, 2018. "The Effect of Nationality, Gender, and GPA on the Use of Reading Strategies Among EFL University Students," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(4), pages 21582440188, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:8:y:2018:i:4:p:2158244018809286
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244018809286
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    1. Senad Bećirović & Vildana Dubravac & Amna Brdarević-Čeljo, 2022. "Cooperative Learning as a Pathway to Strengthening Motivation and Improving Achievement in an EFL Classroom," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(1), pages 21582440221, February.

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