Abstract:

In the thesis, it is aimed to measure the effects of the strategies, methods and techniques that is used in improving the understanding of reading over the success of reading understanding. The research was carried out using the metaanalysis method. Experimental studies testing the effect of the strategies, methods and techniques used to improve reading understanding between 2000-2016 were included in the research. There are 37 studies including master thesis, doctoral thesis, and article that meets the inclusion criteria at the beginning. After the studies that caused publication bias, 19 studies were combined using meta-analysis method. According to the research results, the overall effect size of reading comprehension strategies, methods and techniques was calculated as 0,896. This value is a large effect to you according to Cohen's criteria. According to the type of publication in which studies were applied (master thesis, doctoral thesis, article), it was found that the biggest effect was the article type with 1.042(broad level). The effect size of PhD theses was 0.975(wide level) and the effect size of MA theses was founded 0.636(medium level).

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