Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
Content area reading; Social sciences--Study and teaching;
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which instructors incorporated reading- and writing-to-learn skills and strategies into the methods courses of secondary social studies preparation programs. A questionnaire was mailed to the instructors of social studies methods courses at the colleges and universities in Region Four of the Teacher Education Council of State Colleges and Universities organization. The questionnaire requested that the respondents indicate the degree of emphasis that they place on 20 different reading- and writing-to-learn strategies. The five response alternatives ranged from the category of unaware (the instructor was unfamiliar with the specified strategy) to the category of model (the instructor informed, instructed, and modeled the specified strategy in their social studies methods courses). Twenty-one replies, a 75% response rate, were used to summarize the findings. Results show that each response alternative was indicated by the respondents by the following average percentages when considering all strategies: (a) unaware--16%, (b) none--20%, (c) inform--23%, (d) instruct--23%, and (e) model--19%. From these indications, it would seem that the students enrolled in the social studies methods courses taught by these respondents are receiving a minimal depth of instruction needed in reading: and writing-to-learn strategies that will sufficiently prepare them to incorporate the strategies in their own classrooms.
Year of Submission
1990
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Jeannie L. Steele
Second Advisor
Ned H. Ratekin
Third Advisor
Bruce G. Rogers
Date Original
1990
Object Description
1 PDF file (123 leaves)
Copyright
©1990 Sandra Lee Baade
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Baade, Sandra Lee, "Assessment of the Implementation of Recommended Teaching Strategies at the College Level" (1990). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1993.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1993
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