The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners` Stress and their Reading Comprehension
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This investigation intended to find out the relationship between EFL learners` stress and their reading comprehension. The subjects who included ninety EFL juniors from Shiraz Azad University were asked to answer a standardized reading comprehension test and a stress questionnaire. After finding out the results of stress questionnaire, 10% of the whole participants who had stress were chosen to be interviewed. The collected data were analyzed through Multiple Regression and One- Way ANOVA, using SPSS software. The results showed a negative and significant relationship between learners` stress and their reading comprehension. And also, the relationship between learners` stress and their reading comprehension was predictable. Furthermore, the results revealed that there is a significant difference between the three groups of high, moderate, and poor test-takers in their rate of stress.
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This investigation intended to find out the relationship between EFL learners` stress and their reading comprehension. The subjects who included ninety EFL juniors from Shiraz Azad University were asked to answer a standardized reading comprehension test and a stress questionnaire. After finding out the results of stress questionnaire, 10% of the whole participants who had stress were chosen to be interviewed. The collected data were analyzed through Multiple Regression and One- Way ANOVA, using SPSS software. The results showed a negative and significant relationship between learners` stress and their reading comprehension. And also, the relationship between learners` stress and their reading comprehension was predictable. Furthermore, the results revealed that there is a significant difference between the three groups of high, moderate, and poor test-takers in their rate of stress.
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