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Purpose of the Study 
 
 
 
The major purpose of this study is to investigate the role of comprehension monitoring strategy in 
enhancing the achievement and interest of low achieving Senior Secondary School Class Two 
Students in reading comprehension. Specifically, the study will determine:
1.
Effect of comprehension monitoring strategy on the pretest-posttest mean achievement 
scores of low-achieving students in reading comprehension. 
2.
Effect of comprehension monitoring strategy on the pretest-posttest mean interest scores of 
low-achieving students in reading comprehension. 
This study has some theoretical significance for the theory of information processing approach 
since it addresses the maturity of the children’s brain 
which leads to advancement in their ability to 
process and respond to the information they receive through their senses. The intellectual work that 
could be done through Planning and Monitoring, Determining Importance, Asking Questions, Making 
Inferences, Making Connections, Synthesizing and Visualizing would enable the new knowledge to be 
transmitted and stored permanently in the long-term memory. The information perceived from 
external stimuli is encoded and stored in long-term memory system or mental recesses for future 
use. The study has significance for the theory of self-regulated learning and learning strategy theory 
as it observes the role of self-observation and self-evaluation and uses these to encourage the 
students to acquire the techniques that permit them to learn to solve problems and complete tasks 

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Adimora, D. E. , Nwokenna, N. E. & Omeje M. O. (2017).
 
Application of Comprehension Monitoring Strategy for Achievement and Interest 
of Low- Achievers in Reading Comprehension