Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Fall 1973
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Doris E. Jakubek
Second Committee Member
Azella Taylor
Third Committee Member
Daryl D. Basler
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of a concentrated program of attitude improvement on reading skill. Seventeen low-achieving students participated. The year's instruction was divided into three phases: developmental reading during the first and third phases, and an attitude improvement program during the second.
Results from Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test and Roach Van Allen's An Inventory of Reading Attitude indicated accuracy, speed and comprehension decreased significantly during the attitude program. Vocabulary and attitude did not show significant gains. Upon reinstatement of the developmental reading program, comprehension increased and vocabulary decreased, both significantly.
Recommended Citation
Greer, Jo Ann M., "A Study of the Effect of a Concentrated Program of Attitude Improvement on Reading Skills" (1973). All Master's Theses. 2112.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/2112
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