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Motivation In Male Adolescent Readers, Rachel Dockter
Motivation In Male Adolescent Readers, Rachel Dockter
Dissertations, Theses, and Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine if weekly one on one conferring with male students was effective in increasing motivation in adolescent male readers. The study began by collecting data on individual reading habits by having students complete a comprehensive questionnaire on their habits and attitudes towards reading. Male students then meet with their instructor on a weekly basis to orally outline their past reading habits, discuss current reading habits, and make goals for future reading habits. The study concluded by having students take the questionnaire a second time to determine if conferring had any impact on their …
Motivating The Unmotivated: How Are We Supporting Struggling Readers In Upper Elementary Classrooms?, Maci V. Wood
Motivating The Unmotivated: How Are We Supporting Struggling Readers In Upper Elementary Classrooms?, Maci V. Wood
Honors College Theses
Motivating struggling students to read is a question considered by many general education reading teachers and special education teachers alike. Since student classroom experiences today differ greatly from classrooms of the past in terms of instructional practices and learning supports, scripted materials that seldom cater to student interest have often been promoted due to the pressure of standardized assessment. With little to no student engagement present in the classroom, it is up to the student to find the will to read or to the teacher to utilize alternative strategies in increasing student motivation (Cambria & Gunthrie, 2008). However, there is …
Teacher Perspectives Of Their Implementation Of Guided Reading Instruction, Kristi Presley
Teacher Perspectives Of Their Implementation Of Guided Reading Instruction, Kristi Presley
Ed.D. Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of guided reading in the classroom and the perception teachers had related to their own self-efficacy in their implementation of guided reading instruction. Using an interpretative qualitative methodology, this researcher interviewed twelve teachers in Tennessee concerning their implementation of guided reading instruction in their classrooms. This researcher designed and utilized a Guided Reading Fidelity Checklist for the purpose of analyzing the collected data. This researcher identified misalignments regarding the fidelity of the implementation of guided reading instruction. The findings of this study demonstrate a need for teachers to have further …
Incidencia De Las Habilidades Lectoras Y Las Operaciones Del Pensamiento Sobre La Calidad De La Educación En Los Estudiantes Del Curso 203 Del Colegio San Agustín I.E.D: Desde Las Perspectivas De Las Docentes, Andrea Adelayda Navarrete Forero, Yerly Viviana Roa Cortés
Incidencia De Las Habilidades Lectoras Y Las Operaciones Del Pensamiento Sobre La Calidad De La Educación En Los Estudiantes Del Curso 203 Del Colegio San Agustín I.E.D: Desde Las Perspectivas De Las Docentes, Andrea Adelayda Navarrete Forero, Yerly Viviana Roa Cortés
Maestría en Docencia
El objetivo de esta investigación es identificar la incidencia que tienen las habilidades lectoras y las operaciones del pensamiento sobre la calidad de la educación de los estudiantes del curso 203 del Colegio San Agustín I.E.D., con base en las perspectivas de las docentes. Para esto se llevó a cabo una investigación de tipo descriptiva con un enfoque cualitativo, mediante el método de estudio de caso. Se utilizó la entrevista como técnica de recolección de la información, mediante la cual se entrevistaron las seis (6) docentes que estaban vinculadas directamente con este curso en las áreas de español, matemáticas, inglés, …