Date of Award
Spring 2019
Document Type
Open Access Dissertation
Department
Educational Studies
First Advisor
Peter Duffy
Abstract
This Dissertation in Practice (DIP) utilizes action research methods to answer the question of: What is the impact of utilizing an authentic study of an author’s life and literary works to increase students’ motivation to read in a third grade gifted and talented classroom? Through intentional questioning and inquiry, the following Chapters provide justification of the Problem of Practice (POP), why students who have the ability or will to read, do not have the motivation or desire to read. Does this negative attitude toward reading begin through literacy curriculum taught in our schools today? Literacy curricula in schools today do not foster the affective elements of reading: attitude, desire, and motivation. Instead most literacy programs are scripted, fast paced, data driven, and are mandated by states or districts.
Through the action research cyclical process, quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed concurrently through a Mixed Method Triangulation design. Based on the results of the action research study, third grade Academically Gifted and Talented students seemingly demonstrated an increase of affective elements (attitude, desire, and motivation) in reading through the implementation of an author study,
Rights
© 2019, Cherie B. Salem
Recommended Citation
Salem, C. B.(2019). What Is the Impact of Utilizing an Authentic Study of an Author’s Life and Literary Works to Increase Students’ Motivation to Read in a Third Grade Gifted and Talented Classroom?. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/5212