The Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Reading Strategies on the Student Comprehension of 6th Grade Social Studies Content

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dc.contributor.authorRector, Katharine A.
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T20:51:36Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T20:51:36Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.descriptionTo see paper in its entirety contact archives@goucher.edu or call (410)337-6075.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the effect of explicit instruction of expository text reading strategies on the comprehension of sixth grade social studies content. This study was a quasi-experimental study completed using two groups of sixth grade students in four different social studies classes. One group of subjects, made up of two classes, received explicit instruction in two different expository text reading strategies for a four week period. The subjects were given a pre-test prior to the treatment and then a post-test following the treatment. The data collected from the treatment group were compared to a control group of students using an independent t-test and no significant differences were found after the treatment. Therefore, this study presented no significant improvement in the performance of students who did receive explicit instruction of strategies compared to those who did not.en_US
dc.format.extent30 p.en_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M27B1N
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/2505
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsCollection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate)
dc.subject.lcshReading -- Direct instruction approach -- Research
dc.subject.lcshSocial sciences -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
dc.subject.lcshReading comprehension -- Research
dc.titleThe Effectiveness of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Reading Strategies on the Student Comprehension of 6th Grade Social Studies Contenten_US
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