The impact of the "Reading power" app on Turkish EFL students' reading comprehension in mall

Mobile learning (m-learning) has rapidly expanded in foreign language education, yet research on its effectiveness for high school EFL learners remains limited. This study aims to examine the effects of "Reading Power," a free online language learning application, on the reading comprehension skills of Turkish EFL learners. Adopting a mixed-methods design, the study was conducted with 30 Turkish high school students at the A2 proficiency level during the 2023–2024 academic year. Participants were selected through convenience sampling from a public high school, where the researcher had access to students in specific classrooms. The participants were divided into two groups of 15: an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received supplementary Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) support via the "Reading Power" app, while the control group followed the conventional English instruction curriculum. Data collection instruments included a Reading Achievement Test administered as both a pre-test and post-test, a Post-Treatment Questionnaire, and Semi-Structured Interviews. The intervention lasted eight weeks, after which the data were analyzed to evaluate the impact of MALL on the students' reading comprehension skills. The results demonstrated that the experimental group achieved significantly higher scores in the post-test compared to the control group, underscoring the effectiveness of MALL in improving reading comprehension. Additionally, findings from the questionnaire and interviews revealed that students in the experimental group perceived the "Reading Power" app as a valuable and engaging resource that enriched their learning experience.