The present study investigated what the influence of media is on the comprehension skill of students in upper primary school, where a distinction is made in their reading proficiency skill, age and...Show moreThe present study investigated what the influence of media is on the comprehension skill of students in upper primary school, where a distinction is made in their reading proficiency skill, age and intrinsic motivation. Reading comprehension is a very complex skill, which consist of two components: basic language skills and comprehension skills. The inference skill is one of the comprehension skills, which could possible also be trained in other modes than reading. Previous studies haven’t shown the difference between individuals yet. In the current study 31 participants from grade 4, 5 and 6 completed three comprehending tasks: reading, listening and watching a narrative story. In the analyses are the independent, between variables: reading proficiency skill, age and intrinsic motivation and the dependent, within variables: reading, listening and watching. The findings from the current study highlights there are no differences between media modes and readers based on decoding skills, media and ages, and media and intrinsic motivation. Indeed the findings show that there are differences between media and readers with a weak performance in comprehension. Weak comprehenders show lower performance scores for the reading task than strong comprehenders, however they are no differences found in the listening and watching task. To conclude weak comprehenders possess comprehension skills by the use of other media, but experience difficulties with reading processes.Show less
