The Effect of Male Reading Role Models on the Reading Attitudes of Fourth Grade Male Students

dc.contributor.advisorHecht, Allison
dc.contributor.advisorQuinton, Jan
dc.contributor.authorJung, Ann
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T01:33:42Z
dc.date.available2016-07-13T01:33:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-12
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to male reading role models would affect the attitudes of sixteen fourth grade male students from the researcher’s class toward pleasure reading and toward reading as a male activity. The measurement tool was the Reading Attitude Survey designed by the researcher based on the Elementary Reading Attitude Survey (ERAS). This study involved the use of a pretest/posttest design to compare data from the beginning to the end of the six week study period. Results of the study were mixed. There was no significant difference between the mean pre-intervention Attitude Toward Reading score (Mean = 27.64, SD = 6.02) and the mean post-intervention score (Mean = 27.57, SD = 5.42) [t(13) = .08, p = .94]. The mean post-intervention Attitude Toward Reading as a Male Activity score (Mean = 26.21, SD = 3.95) was significantly higher than the mean pre-intervention score (Mean = 23.57, SD = 3.92) [t(13) = 4.17, p = .001]. The mean post-intervention Total Reading Attitude score (Mean = 53.79, SD = 8.68) was significantly higher than the pre-intervention score [Mean = 51.21, SD = 8.51) [t(13) 2.17, p = .05]. Results could have been influenced by several factors. Research into the effectiveness of using male reading role models to influence the reading attitudes of male students should continue and extend beyond the scope of this study. Additional data could affect the practices used to improve the literacy development of students.en_US
dc.format.extent40 p.en_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2PB6K
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/3068
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.subjectmale readingen_US
dc.subjectrole modelsen_US
dc.subjectreading attitudesen_US
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate).
dc.subject.lcshReading (Elementary) -- Social aspects.
dc.subject.lcshReading -- Fourth grade (Education)
dc.subject.lcshReading interests -- Fourth grade (Education)
dc.titleThe Effect of Male Reading Role Models on the Reading Attitudes of Fourth Grade Male Studentsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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