Novelas literarias para potenciar comprensión lectora en estudiantes de décimo, unidad educativa particular Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Cantón Machala, 2021-2022

Abstract

This degree research focuses on the influence of literary novels to enhance reading comprehension in students. This research starts from the central problem: How do literary novels influence reading comprehension in tenth-grade students, Sacred Heart of Jesus Private Educational Unit Therefore, this research aims to determine the influence of literary novels as a strategy to enhance reading comprehension in tenth grade students of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Private Educational Unit. The central hypothesis was that literary novels as a strategy to enhance reading comprehension in tenth-year students of the aforementioned unit has a significant influence because it uses literary resources, generating the desire to read and improve reading comprehension. The methodology used in the present study is explanatory, descriptive and relational, it was also necessary to use the quantitative-qualitative method in order to obtain the data that support the conclusions set forth. The selected sample is made up of a universe of 3 teachers and 11 students of the tenth year of basic education. The results obtained in the investigation indicate that teachers do not apply literary novels as a strategy to enhance students reading comprehension, which is why it is concluded that classes are traditional and that students do not feel motivated to participate or learn during learning. In this sense, it was necessary to make a digital booklet about literary novels that teachers should use to enhance reading comprehension in students.