Impact of Science Process Skill on English Reading Comprehension of Learners

Abstract

This study investigates how science process skills can be used to enhance the literary practices of reading comprehension skills in the English language. Students read the textbooks, read various directions for conducting the experiments, and formulate their reports based on observations. The research conducted here is survey research in which the population consisted of all the science and English teachers teaching middle grades at the English medium schools of Karachi. Through the convenience sampling method, 200 Science and English teachers were selected from the English medium schools in the North Nazimabad area. A questionnaire was used as a research tool which consisted of 11 proposed scenarios about the basic science process skills and reading comprehension skills and was evaluated on the basis a of five-point Likert scale. The percentage method was used to analyze the responses and the null hypothesis was rejected. Findings revealed that reading skills in the English language can be developed through science process skills. The results further indicate that science process skills can be made a part of other subjects and their integration with reading skills can develop a perceptive effect on students’ learning. It is recommended that the integration of science process skills in different subjects can help save time and enhance students’ learning at the same time.