The objectives of this investigator were as follows: (1) To determine the degree of classroom application by elementary school teachers of the components of a research-based model of spelling instruction. (2) To determine the degree to which elementary school teachers held views that were congruent with the components of a research-based model of spelling instruction. (3) To investigate whether or not a statistically significant difference in teachers' practices and knowledge, as measured by a calculated discrepancy score, was attributable to groups categorized by grade level, professional experience, and professional training for three categories of behavioral items on the research questionnaire (Curriculum, Teaching Process, and Learner Strategies). / The data were obtained through the administration of an investigator-developed questionnaire. The twenty instructional techniques listed on the questionnaire were synthesized from 144 empirical studies. One-way analysis of variance was used to test the three research hypotheses. Further analyses of significant differences were conducted using the Scheffe procedure. An item analysis was used to determine the degree of discrepancy between teachers' classroom practices and their knowledge of research-based spelling instructional procedures. / The findings were that of the twenty pedagogical techniques, eight were reported as being used and favored by elementary teachers; one technique was reported as being used but not favored. In addition, teachers indicated a research-based view of six techniques, but failed to put their views into their classroom practices. Finally, teachers revealed classroom practices and professional views that were in conflict with five research-based techniques. The results from the one-way analysis of variance revealed that the discrepancies between teacher practices and teacher views were not affected by grade level, professional experience, or professional training. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-08, Section: A, page: 2873. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1986.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75915 |
| Contributors | MICKLER, MARTHA JAN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 237 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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