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This study aims to assess the effects of short stories on reading comprehension and attitudes among secondary school students in Ethiopia.

June 3, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

The effect of short stories on secondary school students’ reading comprehension skills and attitudes in Northwest Ethiopia

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Quasi-experimental design finds short stories enhance reading skills and attitudes in secondary students, suggesting educational improvements.

This study aims to assess the effects of short stories on reading comprehension and attitudes among secondary school students in Ethiopia.
Quasi-experimental design with two sections of 9th graders (n=120), randomly assigned to experimental (n=60) and control (n=60) groups.
Data collected through pre-and post-intervention reading comprehension tests and interviews.
Quantitative analysis using independent and paired samples t-tests, with thematic analysis for qualitative data.
Pretest scores showed no significant difference between groups (t = 0.32, p = 0.75).
Post-test scores indicated the experimental group (m = 10.38) significantly outperformed the control group (m = 6.72, p = 0.001).
Within-groups analysis revealed no significant change in the control group (p = 0.57), while the experimental group showed significant improvement (p = 0.01).

Gela et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Quasi-experimental design finds short stories enhance reading skills and attitudes in secondary students, suggesting educational improvements.