The effects of graphic organizers on the reading skill process

Abstract

The present work has been carried out with the objective of analyzing and determining the appropriate graphic organizers for the improvement of the reading comprehension in the English language of the students of the third year BTE in the specialty of accounting of the Unidad Educativa Taisha. The theoretical foundation was carried out through diverse criteria of scientific character by several authors of scientific articles, related to the subject of study. For the investigative effect a methodology with quantitative approach was applied, because the data collected were specifically numerical, which were collected through the corresponding methodological techniques, such as; the pretest and posttest, also a survey to achieve the direct intervention with the participation of the selected population, for this case were the accounting students, their answers facilitated to know the factors that limit the learning of the English language, especially is the development of reading skills, it was also descriptive, because it allowed characterizing the problem of the students. Based on the results of the pretest and posttest, the statistical test t-student was applied for the rejection of the null hypothesis and the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis that says "The use of graphic organizers improves the reading competence of the students of accounting of the Unidad Educativa Taisha”, also the results of the survey, allowed to know the perception of the students in relation to the graphic organizers, who stated that it helps significantly to the development of reading in group and to be able to interpret the texts that they read in English. In conclusion, after the research carried out, it can be determined that the graphic organizers do influence the improvement of the processes of reading ability in the English language in the accounting students of the Unidad Educativa Taisha in the province of Morona Santiago.