Thinking Out Loud: A Predictor of Reading Comprehension

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A Thesis

Presented to

The Faculty of the Graduate School

Holy Name University

City of Tagbilaran

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In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree

Master of Arts in Education

Major in English

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By

RAMIL RIVAS GOFREDO

November 2017
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

INTRODUCTION

Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Theoretical Background of the Study . . . . . . . . . . 1

THE PROBLEM

Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Statement of the Hypothesis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Significance of the Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Scope and Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY

Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Research Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Research Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Research Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Gathering of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

DEFINTION OF TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9