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The Efficacy of Contingency Models of Reinforcement on Group Expectations and Reading Achievement
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Wilder, Valerie Kristine – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Social learning theory contends that group contingent reinforcement can be used as a means of shaping problematic behavior in both academic and nonacademic settings. Prior research has focused on contingent management of academic behaviors with older populations at the college level and younger students both with and without disabilities in the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Socialization, Reading Achievement, Sight Vocabulary
Perceptions of Diverse First-Grade Learners of Their Writing Instruction and Growth as Writers
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Archibald, Michele – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Writing is an essential component of young children's early literacy development, and active participation in writing instruction contributes to their growth as writers. Providing engaging writing instruction to meet the academically diverse needs of young learners, however, can challenge early childhood teachers. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Student Surveys, Writing Workshops, Social Change
Instructional Factors that Contribute to Achievement in Reading for African American Male Students in Grades K-5 in an Urban School in Georgia
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Robinson, Isaac, III – ProQuest LLC, 2010
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, reading skills for African American male students in Grades 4 and 8 have improved over the past decade. However, a significant reading achievement gap still exists between African American male students and their European American counterparts. The purpose, as well as the central…
Descriptors: Social Change, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods