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Average, Below Average, And Above Average First Grade Students' Beliefs about Using E-Books to Activate Interest and Motivation in Reading

Strout, Kody L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269280187

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2010, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
Engaging all students in selecting books that are personally meaningful and interestingare key components to helping students become motivated readers. In the past, teachers used methods and resources such as teacher read aloud and narrated audio recordings to gain student interest, motivation, and teach reading skills. With the advancements of educational technologies such as SMART Boards, computers, and the Internet, e-books are a tool that can be incorporated through the use of all of the above technologies. Schools may not be taking full advantage of these available tools. Since e-books may not be used as often as they could be, student interest and motivation may be suffering. Therefore, students are not choosing to read on a regular basis and their interests, feelings and perceptions may not be as positive as one may like. A total of nine students were recruited to participate in this study. Students were selected and categorized by reading ability level of average, below average, and above average based upon their Developmental Reading Assessment score. Each student was sent home with a consent form and signed an assent form the day of the study. During the study, students sat down for a 30 minute, one-on-one instructional session where they were introduced to e-books. They then listened to a paperback book read and answered survey and interview questions determining their individual interests, feelings, and perceptions toward the e-books. Using the category “great” from the survey as a benchmark, average students had the least interest in e-books. Below average students had the highest interest in e-books. Above average students had more interest in e-books than average students, but not has much interest as below average students. Above average students had most positive feelings toward e-books and the most positive perceptions toward e-books. Overall, the consensus among first grade students' beliefs about e-books is that they all would choose to read more often if e-books were included in their classroom.
Cindy Hendricks, PhD (Committee Chair)
Nancy Fordham, PhD (Committee Member)
Cynthia Bertelsen, PhD (Committee Member)
64 p.
Reading Instruction
Motivation; Interest; E-Books; First Grade; Average; Below Average; Above Average

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  • Strout, K. L. (2010). Average, Below Average, And Above Average First Grade Students' Beliefs about Using E-Books to Activate Interest and Motivation in Reading [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269280187

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Strout, Kody. Average, Below Average, And Above Average First Grade Students' Beliefs about Using E-Books to Activate Interest and Motivation in Reading. 2010. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269280187.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Strout, Kody. "Average, Below Average, And Above Average First Grade Students' Beliefs about Using E-Books to Activate Interest and Motivation in Reading." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1269280187

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