The sustainability effects of two reading interventions on Saudi nursing students' comprehension of scientific research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scientific literature is presented in complex language, most frequently in English, and includes technical jargon that represents a challenge to comprehension of an English as a foreign language (EFL) nursing student. Yet scientific literature is a powerful and trustworthy source of evidence to guide nursing practice.

Purpose

The aim is to examine two reading interventions (Translation vs Synthesization) and to determine which one produces long-term sustainability effects in scientific research reading comprehension.

Method

A two-group posttest-only randomized comparative design was used in which 120 participants were randomly assigned to two groups. Several instruments were used to collect the data.

Results

Study findings showed that the synthesizat

SUBMITTER: Al-Moteri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500948 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature