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The Effects Of Two Counseling Models, Values Clarification, And Cognitive Behavior Modification On Reading Improvement And Self Concept, Linda Gillispie

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two counseling models, values clarification and cognitive behavior modification on the improvement of reading skills and the enhancement of self-concept . The subjects were 137 tenth grade students at a central California high school. Two experimental groups and one control group with approximately 25 students each were pre- and posttested with a Nelson Reading Test, Form A and B, and a semantic differential. One experimental group received values clarification training, the other cognitive behavior modification training. The study was replicated once for validity. It was hypothesized that both experimental …