A Comparison of Perceived Use of the Metacognitive Reading Strategies by Iranian Master of Science Students for Hypertext and Printed Academic Materials

Abstract

This study aims at finding out whether there are any significant differences between perceived use of the metacognitive reading strategies by Iranian Master of Science (MSc) students for hypertext and printed academic materials. To this end, fifty four students in total were randomly selected from MSc students of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Having received the research instruments, the subjects completed the demographic information sheet and two other questionnaires, i.e., the survey of reading strategies (SORS) and the online survey of reading strategies (OSORS). The researchers then used the SPSS software for data analysis. The results showed that research subjects reported a moderate perceived use of metacognitive reading strategies while reading academic hypertext and printed materials.