Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
8-2005
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Nancy Dishner
Committee Members
Louise L. MacKay, Pamela Evanshen, Terrence A. Tollefson
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the Direct Instruction program Corrective Reading on standardized achievement test scores specifically of reading scaled score gains in grade levels three through six in a selected school system in East Tennessee.
The causal-comparative quantitative approach was the foundation for this study. Reading scaled score gains from the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) achievement test Terra Nova given in the years 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 were analyzed by grade level using ANOVA and t tests to determine if the implementation of Corrective Reading had an impact on students' achievement.
No statistically significant results (p = .05) were found between the year before implementation and the year after implementation with the exception of one grade level. Furthermore, no significant differences were found at any grade level between students participating in Corrective Reading and students not participating in Corrective Reading on the 2003-2004 TCAP Terra Nova test.
In addition, gender, Title I status, Special Education status, and teacher status were analyzed for interaction between groups and Corrective Reading. Only one grade level, by gender, showed a significant difference in scaled score gains. There was a significant difference by Title I status at two grade levels. Special Education students had significant reading scaled score gains at two of the four grade levels with Special Education students who received special accommodations showing significant gains at two grade levels. Students who were taught Corrective Reading by a certified teacher showed significant reading scaled score gains at one grade level, whereas the other grade levels had no significant difference.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Werner, Dawn Heterick, "A Study to Determine the Relationship of the Direct Instruction Program Corrective Reading on Terra Nova Tests Scores in One School System in East Tennessee" (2005). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1029. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1029
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.