Study on Effective Reading Strategies of Web-Based Autonomous Learning

As modem college English teaching reform being put into practice, students are required to learn autonomously. Therefore, studying the effective learning methods of autonomous learning becomes more and more important. This study was conducted among more than 50 students on web-based autonomous learning. Results indicate that students' metacognitive strategy and cognitive strategy are positively correlated with their reading test scores, while the socio-affective strategy is not highly correlated with reading performance. Among the metacognitive strategies, the strategy of selective attention, self-monitoring, self-evaluation are highly correlated with their reading achievements, they are the effective reading strategies; among the cognitive strategies, note-taking appears to be the most effective strategy, follows by the strategy of syntax, transfer, and grammar; while cooperative strategy is the only effective strategy among the socio-affective strategy. The findings have both theoretical and pedagogical implications. It provides actual statistics for the impact of reading autonomous learning strategies on reading performance. At the same time it pushes forward the college English teaching innovation.