Reading aloud literature in multimedia: a translation approach

The study took the form of an experiment through an intervention. Two classes of Form I students  were chosen. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of the 'Reading Aloud  Literature in Multimedia : A Translation Approach' to improve the English Language reading  comprehension performance of the experiment group after a specific time duration. The main measuring tool to examine the effectiveness of the "Reading Aloud Literature in Multimedia  : A Translation Approach' (placed at the back cover of this research report) is a set of 2 I  multiple-choice items prepared by the researcher himself. Previously the list consisted of 25  multiple-choice items. After the pilot test was administered to a sample population of Form I  students, a reliability analysis (Cronbach alpha) was run. It was discovered that the joined alpha  was .4809. In order for test items to be accepted as reliable, the joined alpha for the items  should range between 0.6 to 1. Therefore item reduction was done whereby 4 items were taken out and  the joined alpha had increased to 0.6218. It was a coincidence that both experimental and control groups  departed with nearly equally means  of pre test. The experimental group obtained a mean of 47.85, while the  control  group received  a  mean  of 45.55.  A separate  One-Sample T-Test  for both experimental and control groups were  carried out. The data of the experimental group undergoing the treatment  named  the  'Reading   Aloud  Literature in Multimedia  : A Translation Approach' obtained a very significant  result  (0.000). The data of control group  undergoing  a  normal  reading  lesson, on  the other  hand,  failed  to display a significant result (0.094).