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Bachelor of Science in Accountancy students of Holy Angel University during the Academic
Instruction: Please respond to the items below by completely shading the circle that corresponds
to your answer.
Strongly Strongly
COGNITIVE Disagree
Disagree Undecided Agree
Agree
1. Reading will help me a lot in the future. 1 2 3 4 5
Strongly Strongly
CONATIVE Disagree
Disagree Undecided Agree
Agree
1. I check out or borrow books from the
1 2 3 4 5
library.
2. I go to the book store and purchase books. 1 2 3 4 5
individual (Levey & Polirstok, 2011). It is a skill that is defined as the active construction of
meaning based on what is being read and the background knowledge of the reader (Bainbridge &
Heydon, 2013). Therefore, the ultimate goal of this component of language is comprehension or
understanding. This receptive macro skill does not end with the mere recitation or decoding of
words. It is a complex skill that opens doors to vast amount of useful and relevant information.
does not know how to read and comprehend. The idea on the importance of comprehension shifts
the view of educators on reading from the idea of Irwingas cited by Bainbridge and Heydon
(2013). To have a better standpoint in the study on why students are lacking motivation and
ending up avoiding reading tasks, researchers and educators can consider the tri-componential
constructs of the students towards reading. These tri-componential constructs can be classified
into three types that make up the whole concept. These types are namely cognitive, affective and
It is very relevant to study the effect of the tri-componential constructs in reading so that
educators and researchers will have a better view and understanding on the nature of reading and
how it is affected by readers’ attitude. The study will concentrate on establishing a possible
connection between the attitude of readers towards reading and their potential success in
achieving the three components and how the gender, age, year level and course can affect the
reading habits of the students. The researcher will gather empirical data on students’ attitude
towards reading and achievement in reading comprehension. The data will be correlated to
establish a clear-cut connection between the variables being studied. The study will give
educators a better understanding on the nature of reading and the teaching of reading.
The researcher will seek to determine the tri-componential constructs and reading
during the school year 2019 – 2020 in the course of their reading comprehension.
More specifically, the researcher aims to answer and shed light on the following research
questions:
1. How may the male and females of 2nd Year level of students of Holy Angel University
taking up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy that age from 18 – 20 years old attitude
3. Is there a significant difference between the participant’s reading attitude and their tri-
componential construct?