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Keywords

Reading (Secondary)--Iowa--Oakland; High school students--Books and reading--Iowa--Oakland; Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Iowa--Oakland; High school students--Books and reading; Reading (Secondary); Science--Study and teaching (Secondary); Iowa--Oakland; Academic theses;

Abstract

Reading is a key factor in the success of students through their school years as well as their lives. With Americans reading less and falling behind in subjects as they progress through the school system, reading is the subject area that benefits all aspects of their schooling. Studies done from the 1990s on have shown successful reading programs improve standardized test scores of school age students. Trade books in place of textbooks had been explored, but only in middle school or younger. This study uses a survey to explore high school biology students' opinions on reading and science before and after reading a science-based trade book in Oakland, Iowa. The findings show an increase in student opinion of reading, but not in science. It also showed that students' value of reading decreased from elementary up to high school, but their opinion of science improved through those same years. It was found that print media had a greater impact on students than film in regards to their views on science. Implications for using science-based novels in the classroom are discussed.

Year of Submission

2011

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Department of Teaching

First Advisor

Lyn Countryman

Second Advisor

Dawn Del Carlo

Third Advisor

Jody Stone

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Date Original

2011

Object Description

1 PDF file (91 leaves)

Language

en

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application/pdf

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