This study combined a pedagogical approach (mastery learning) and a teaching modality (learning style) as a teaching strategy for bringing about greater results in student learning outcomes. The experimental group utilized the instructional units designed for mastery learning and was given a learning style inventory. The control group was taught using a traditional method of instruction and was not given the Learning Style Inventory. The design employed was a pretest and posttest nonequivalent control group. / (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI) / Subjects for this project were 18 students enrolled in a 10th grade remedial English class who scored below the 50th percentile on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills given in 1982. / The investigator administered the Learning Style Inventory and presented the instructional units to the experimental group. The pretest and posttest of the California Test of Basic Skills were administered by classroom teachers and the guidance counselor. / Analysis of pretest and posttest scores obtained by administration of the California Test of Basic Skills, indicate that the achievements of the experimental group were greater than those of the control group. While four areas appeared to show greater gains than the control class (comprehension, spelling, expression and total language), however, this could have been by chance according to the t-test. There were significant gains over the control class in three areas: vocabulary, total reading and mechanics. Three students in the experimental group scored at or above the 50th percentile and were placed in a regular class. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-11, Section: A, page: 3231. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75216 |
| Contributors | MORRIS, VIVIAN JENNETTE PONDS., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 144 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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