Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional study
Effective listening strategies are crucial for academic success in engineering education, particularly where English serves as the medium of instruction. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between demographic factors and listening strategy utilization among 234 engineering students...
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| description | Effective listening strategies are crucial for academic success in engineering education, particularly where English serves as the medium of instruction. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between demographic factors and listening strategy utilization among 234 engineering students (126 males, 108 females) at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai. Data was collected using a 40-item Listening Strategies Analysis Questionnaire measuring seven dimensions: note-taking, active learning, comprehension, predictive organization, critical thinking, resource-based learning and self-management. Statistical analysis revealed significant gender differences in note-taking behavior (t(232) = -3.037, p = .003), with female students demonstrating higher scores than males. Critical thinking showed the highest adoption among all strategies. While age showed no significant effect on note-taking, notable differences were found in predictive organization and critical thinking across age groups. • Female students showed significantly higher note-taking scores (M = 3.58, SD = 0.56) compared to males (M = 3.37, SD = 0.49). • Critical thinking was the most adopted strategy (M = 3.64, SD = 0.57). • Age significantly influenced predictive organization (p = .024) and critical thinking abilities (p = .011).These insights can inform targeted interventions to enhance listening comprehension skills in engineering education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-188edc5464c544bdaeb9a7e94de58cc62025-08-20T03:32:03ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612025-06-011410337210.1016/j.mex.2025.103372Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional studyBhuvaneshwari Palanisamy0V. Rajasekaran1School of Social Sciences and Languages (SSL), Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, IndiaCorresponding author.; School of Social Sciences and Languages (SSL), Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, IndiaEffective listening strategies are crucial for academic success in engineering education, particularly where English serves as the medium of instruction. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between demographic factors and listening strategy utilization among 234 engineering students (126 males, 108 females) at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai. Data was collected using a 40-item Listening Strategies Analysis Questionnaire measuring seven dimensions: note-taking, active learning, comprehension, predictive organization, critical thinking, resource-based learning and self-management. Statistical analysis revealed significant gender differences in note-taking behavior (t(232) = -3.037, p = .003), with female students demonstrating higher scores than males. Critical thinking showed the highest adoption among all strategies. While age showed no significant effect on note-taking, notable differences were found in predictive organization and critical thinking across age groups. • Female students showed significantly higher note-taking scores (M = 3.58, SD = 0.56) compared to males (M = 3.37, SD = 0.49). • Critical thinking was the most adopted strategy (M = 3.64, SD = 0.57). • Age significantly influenced predictive organization (p = .024) and critical thinking abilities (p = .011).These insights can inform targeted interventions to enhance listening comprehension skills in engineering education.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016125002183Listening Strategies Analysis in Engineering Education (LSAEE) |
| spellingShingle | Bhuvaneshwari Palanisamy V. Rajasekaran Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional study MethodsX Listening Strategies Analysis in Engineering Education (LSAEE) |
| title | Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | analyzing listening and comprehension strategies among engineering students a cross sectional study |
| topic | Listening Strategies Analysis in Engineering Education (LSAEE) |
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