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Condense the Nonsense: On-task versus Off-task Sustained Silent Reading as Related to Reading Motivation

Cipiti, Ashley Faye

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2010, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
Sustained Silent Reading is an instructional practice utilized by many schools throughout the world. A decade ago, the National Reading Panel (NICHHD, 2000) reported that it could not conclusively deem Sustained Silent Reading a useful exercise due to a lack of evidence. This study of on-task versus off-task Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) as related to reading motivation, seeks to discover whether students are engaging in on-task behaviors, or off-task behaviors during SSR time, and how this may be related to these same students' reading motivation. The findings of this investigation indicate that in a Northwest Ohio middle school language arts class consisting of 25 students, the majority of students, approximately 77%, are engaging in off-task behaviors during their Sustained Silent Reading time. Results from the instruments utilized in this study also indicate that a 71% correlation exists between on-task or off-task behaviors and students' motivation to read. This precludes that a strong correlation exists between students' motivation to read and their behaviors during SSR.
Cindy Hendricks, PhD (Committee Chair)
Tracy Huziak-Clark, PhD (Committee Member)
Angela Thomas, PhD (Committee Member)
118 p.

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  • Cipiti, A. F. (2010). Condense the Nonsense: On-task versus Off-task Sustained Silent Reading as Related to Reading Motivation [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269270263

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cipiti, Ashley. Condense the Nonsense: On-task versus Off-task Sustained Silent Reading as Related to Reading Motivation. 2010. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269270263.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cipiti, Ashley. "Condense the Nonsense: On-task versus Off-task Sustained Silent Reading as Related to Reading Motivation." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269270263

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)