Download or read book Positive Reinforcement and Students Attitudes Toward Reading written by Sarah Jensen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This action research project was conducted to determine whether positive reinforcement would improve student attitudes toward reading. The study took place in a third grade, low-level reading class. Prior to the study many students had exhibited a lack of motivation to read. Probable causes for their negative attitude toward reading included the ability to read fluently, previous reading experiences, or their own self-confidence. For this study fourteen students were monitored for six weeks. During that time the students' reading scores, attitudes, and motivation were noted daily using an action research journal. Three types of positive reinforcement were used: verbal, written and extrinsic awards. The findings of the study indicated that students' attitudes toward reading improved when positive reinforcement was used in the classroom. Students chose to read for pleasure, became excited, and eager to share what they have read with others.
Download or read book Improving Student Attitude Toward Reading Through Deliberate Use of Verbal and Nonverbal Positive Reinforcement written by Bernadette Klema and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Power of Reinforcement written by Stephen Ray Flora and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2004 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title According to Stephen Ray Flora, reinforcement is a very powerful tool for improving the human condition despite often being dismissed as regarding people as less than human and as "overly simplistic." This book addresses and defends the use of reinforcement principles against a wide variety of attacks. Countering the myths, criticisms, and misrepresentations of reinforcement, including false claims that reinforcement is "rat psychology," the author shows that building reinforcement theory on basic laboratory research is a strength, not a weakness, and allows unlimited applications to human situations as it promotes well-being and productivity. Also examined are reinforcement contingencies, planned or accidental, as they shape behavioral patterns and repertoires in a positive way.
Download or read book The Relationship of Self concept and Classroom Behavior to Students Attitudes Toward Reading written by Joann Mullen and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Summary of Investigations Relating to Reading written by International Reading Association and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Students Attitudes Toward Reading and Increasing Students Response to Literature by Utilizing Literature Circles written by Kristi L. Schultz and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project was to improve fourth-grade students' attitudes toward reading and increase their response to literature by using literature circles. Five rounds of literature circles were implemented over a period of 12 weeks. Results indicated positive changes in attitudes toward reading as well as increased depth in their responses to what was read.
Download or read book Reading Achievement and Motivation in Boys and Girls written by Pelusa Orellana García and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume links theoretical and instructional approaches on how reading is motivated and assessed, and examines the interrelationship between reading motivation and achievement among boys and girls in culturally and geographically different settings. Much of the research on children’s reading has focused on cognitive processes; however, reading is an activity that also requires interest and motivation. These attitudes are generally defined as readers’ affect toward reading and their consequence is that children with more positive attitudes are more motivated to read. Taking into account the variability that exists within the notion of gender and age, this volume aims to examine and scrutinize previous research on the topic, as well as test theories on how the different dimensions of reading motivation vary with gender, in relation to cultural issues, motivational constructs, such as engagement and classroom climate, the role of emotions, interests and attitudes towards reading, among others. The book will be of interest to researchers, educators, graduate students, and other professionals working in the area of literacy, reading motivation, reading achievement and gender differences.
Download or read book Improving Students Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Reading Using Children s Literature written by Patricia Gaskins Estridge and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reading Engagement written by John T. Guthrie and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the professional literature of many fields, this book provides an interpretation of the available research on motivation and describes instructional approaches in classroom contexts. The book aims to help teacher educators, researchers, and graduate students understand the research literature in motivation and use in their efforts to enhance children's literacy development. After an introduction, "Reading Engagement: A Rationale for Theory and Teaching" (John T. Guthrie and Allan Wigfield), chapters in the book are: (1) "Children's Motivations for Reading and Reading Engagement" (Allan Wigfield); (2) Developing Self-Efficacious Readers and Writers: The Role of Social and Self-Regulatory Processes" (Dale H. Schunk and Barry J. Zimmerman); (3) "Motivation, Volition, and Collaborative Innovation in Classroom Literacy" (Lyn Corno and Judi Randi); (4) "The Pull of the Text and the Process of Involvement in Reading" (Diane Lemonnier Schallert and JoyLynn Hailey Reed); (5) "Teacher Perceptions of Student Motivation and Their Relation to Literacy Learning" (Anne P. Sweet); (6) "The Role of Responsive Teaching in Focusing Reader Intention and Developing Reader Motivation" (Robert B. Ruddell and Norman J. Unrau); (7) "Characteristics of Classrooms That Promote Motivations and Strategies for Learning" (John T. Guthrie and Ann Dacey McCann); (8) "Integrating Science and Literacy Experiences to Motivate Student Learning" (Roger Bruning and Barbara M. Schweiger); (9) "Ownership, Literacy Achievement, and Students of Diverse Cultural Backgrounds" (Kathryn H. Au); (10) "Starting Right: Strategies for Engaging Young Literacy Learners" (Julianne C. Turner); (11) "Incentives and Intrinsic Motivation to Read" (Linda B. Gambrell and Barbara Ann Marinak); and (12) "School Change and Literacy Engagement: Preparing Teaching and Learning Environments" (Carol Minnick Santa). (RS)
Download or read book Effects of an Extensive Reading Programme on Secondary School Students Reading Motivation and Attitude written by Nico Studer and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Education - Reading Instruction, grade: 6, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, language: English, abstract: In this thesis the influence an extensive reading programme has on the motivation and the attitude of secondary school students regarding reading in English is analysed. Based on the pre-existing theoretical research about extensive reading, two questionnaires were designed in order to measure changes in reading attitude and reading motivation of secondary school students. The sample consisted of 5 secondary school classes in Switzerland, and it included all three levels of secondary school (A, E & P). 81 Swiss secondary school students aged between 13 and 16 went through a six-week extensive reading programme while three other classes (one of each level) did not and functioned as a control group. Throughout the six weeks students read 20 minutes at the start of every lesson. They were able to choose graded readers from a mobile library which was installed in the classroom. They did not have to take any tests after reading. The only things they had to do is read in their own tempo, choose a book they like from the library and leave a feedback at the back end of the books they read in order to inform the next reader of the same book. After six weeks of extensive reading, the changes in reading attitude and reading motivation were quantified through the second survey. All test groups except for the level P class (which is the highest level in the Swiss school system) showed a statistically significant increase in reading motivation. For the most part, the positive attitudinal changes towards reading in English were dramatic thanks to the characteristics of the extensive reading programme. This became evident because especially A and E secondary school students assessed their reading competence much more highly after the programme, and they had a lot more fun reading than they had expected before the programme.
Download or read book Students Attitudes Toward Reading written by Khairy D. Ibrahim and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Developing Positive Attitudes Toward Reading and Motivating Students to Read More as a Leisure Activity written by Tammy Jayne Peters and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined an independent reading program developed to increase positive attitudes toward reading and to motivate fourth-grade students to read as a leisure activity. The combination of access to books, goals, choice, social interaction, reading incentives and home/school connections proved effective in raising and maintaining students' attitudes.
Download or read book The Effects of Rewards on Students Attitudes Toward Independent Reading written by Victoria D. White and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teacher Attitudes written by Marjorie Powell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers’ attitudes have been a subject of study and interest for many years. Originally published in 1986, this bibliography attempts to review the large field of research between the years 1965 and 1984. To identify all the sources of information, and to list documents that discuss research on teachers’ attitudes. It does not include an assessment of the quality of the research reported in the listed documents, however, the value is in its comprehensiveness. Users of the bibliography can locate the listed studies and then evaluate the studies using criteria relevant to their individual purposes.
Download or read book The Effect of Positive Reinforcement on Comprehension Attitudes and Rate of Bible Reading in Adolescents written by Philip Alan Captain and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: l. i-v.
