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Desarrollo De La Lectura Comprensiva En El Programa De Estudio De Español De Primer Ciclo: Un Análisis Desde El Enfoque Psicolingüístico, María De Los Ángeles Carpio Brenes

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

Resumen

Este artículo de análisis documental tiene por objetivo establecer la concordancia entre el procedimiento para la enseñanza de la lectura comprensiva que propone el Programa de Estudios de Español de I Ciclo de la Educación General Básica (Ministerio de Educación Pública, 2014) y los niveles de procesamiento cognitivo para la lectura comprensiva que establece el enfoque psicolingüístico. La información se presenta en tres apartados: antecedentes, referentes teóricos, análisis comparativo y conclusiones. Del estudio se desprenden, como recomendaciones fundamentales, que el profesorado de primaria debe recibir capacitación sobre los procesos psicolingüísticos que intervienen en el aprendizaje de la lectura, y …

Efficacy And Implementation Of Automated Essay Scoring Software In Instruction Of Literacies To High Level Ells, Aaron J. Alvero

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explored the integration of automated essay scoring (AES) software into the writing curriculum for high level ESOL students (levels 3, 4, and 5 on a 1-5 scale) at a high school in Miami, Fl. Issues for Haitian Creole speaking students were also explored. The Spanish and Haitian Creole speaking students were given the option to write notes, outlines, and planning sheets in their L1.

After using AES in the middle of the writing process as a revision assistant tool, 24 students responded to a Likert Scale questionnaire. The students responded positively to the AES based on the results …

Language Learning Motivation, Leandra L. Kelly

South Florida Education Research Conference

This study aimed to measure how authentic material motivates students to perform well and have positive attitudes toward foreign language learning. Participants were 32 eighth grade students at Aquinas College in Nassau the Bahamas. Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (adapted Gardner, 2004), interviews, and open ended discussions were used.

Geographical Literacy, Attitudes, And Experiences Of Freshman Students: A Qualitative Study At Florida International University, Daniela F. Ottati

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to explore the geography literacy, attitudes and experiences of Florida International University (FIU) freshman students scoring at the low and high ends of a geography literacy survey. The Geography Literacy and ABC Models formed the conceptual framework. Participants were freshman students enrolled in the Finite Math course at FIU. Since it is assumed that students who perform poorly on geography assessments do not have an interest in the subject, testing and interviewing students allowed the researcher to explore the assumption.

In Phase I, participants completed the Geography Literacy Survey (GLS) with items taken from …

A Q-Methodology Approach To Investigating The Relationship Between Level Of Reflection And Typologies Among Prospective Teachers In The Physics Learning Assistant Program At Florida International University, Geraldine L. Cochran

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to understand physics Learning Assistants’ (LAs) views on reflective teaching, expertise in teaching, and LA program teaching experience and to determine if views predicted level of reflection evident in writing. Interviews were conducted in Phase One, Q methodology was used in Phase Two, and level of reflection in participants’ writing was assessed using a rubric based on Hatton and Smith’s (1995) “Criteria for the Recognition of Evidence for Different Types of Reflective Writing” in Phase Three.

Interview analysis revealed varying perspectives on content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and experience in relation to expertise …