Increasing Engagement in Fourth Graders’ Independent Reading
| dc.contributor.author | Hunsinger, Sarah | |
| dc.contributor.program | Masters of Education | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-14T18:10:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-14T18:10:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine if the implementation of a self-monitoring reading checklist would improve active engagement when reading independently in a group of fourth graders with mixed reading abilities. This study used a pre- and post-survey regarding participants’ reading attitudes and levels of engagement before and after the intervention of the self-monitoring checklist was administered. The group was instructed on important components of engaged reading and asked to monitor their engagement levels during Silent Sustained Reading (SSR). The post-intervention mean score on the survey (24.33), on which higher ratings reflected more engagement than lower ratings, was slightly higher than the pre-intervention mean of 23.15. The results of the t-test indicated the mean pre- and post-scores for items 1-7 were significantly and positively correlated (r=.783, p<.000), however, the t value of 1.185 was not statistically significant (p<.158), therefore, the null hypothesis was retained. The study indicates that student choice can positively impact levels of engagement; however, more research needs to be done to determine instructional strategies to increase independent reading engagement. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 35 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | action research papers | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2rwbn-ctym | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/21545 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.relation | Master of Education | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Goucher College, Baltimore, MD | |
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| dc.subject | independent reading | en_US |
| dc.subject | engagement | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Education -- Research papers (Graduate). | |
| dc.title | Increasing Engagement in Fourth Graders’ Independent Reading | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |