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Scaffolding strategy and reading skill
(Universidad Técnica de Ambato-Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación-Carrera de Idiomas, 2021-07-01) Topa Tiban, Evelyn Fernanda; Parra Gavilánez, Lorena Fernanda
Education is constantly changing and that is why teachers must seek different strategies that guarantee students’ learning. This research will focus on the Scaffolding is a strategy to provide assistance, guidance and temporary support of the teacher towards students, making possible to develop different skills in an effective way. This research was a quasi-experimental study. A survey was applied to 36 students to know about their perception about Scaffolding. The treatment was applied to 22 students from sixth semester of “Pedagogía de los Idiomas Nacionales y Extranjeros” at Universidad Técnica de Ambato. It lasted one week with four interventions in total. First, it was necessary to take a survey to obtain data. After that, participants took a pre-test (KET reading section). Then, the 22 participants received some class presentations about Scaffolding strategy. The experiment with Scaffolding strategy ended with the application of a post-test. The reading skill was analyzed by an adapted rubric from Cambridge for the reading section. Finally, the obtained data was studied using the T-student statistical test. The results verified that Scaffolding strategy improved students' reading skill