Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
EJER, Ankara, Türkiye, 8 - 11 Haziran 2023, ss.658-674
comprehension and critical reading skills. This research was carried out with 51 fourth grade students, studying in
primary school in Dörtyol district of Hatay province in the second term of the 2021-2022 academic year. “Reading
Comprehension Test” developed by Karabay and Kuşdemir (2009) and “Critical Reading Pack” developed by
Okur (2019) were used as data collection tools for the studying quasi-experimental desing with pretest-posttest
control group. In order to interpret the quantitative data obtained from the “Semi-Srructured Interview Form” and
“Researcher’s Diary” were used. In the study, covariance analysis was performed on quantitative data and the
significance level of the analysis found to be p<.05. In the study, when the present total scores obtained from the
reading comrehension test and critical reading pack were controlled. It was determined that there was a significant
difference between the experimental and controlled groups in terms of posttest total scores. As a results of the
analysis of semi-structured interview forms and researcher journals, it was seen that the students expressed positive
opinions obout the practice.
[This paper was published in: "EJER Congress 2023 International Eurasian Educational Research Congress
Conference Proceedings," Ani Publishing, 2023, pp. 658-674]
Keywords: Book club, Group reading, Primary school students, Reading circles