Reading comprehension is an essential skill for success in school and post-school life. However, despite the importance of this skill,
a considerable number of students in the U.S. have shown difficulties in reading comprehension. According to the 2015 National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, 2015), 31% of 4th graders and 24% of 8th graders did not
meet the basic level of reading comprehension. This study focuses primarily on the reading performance of fourth-grade students in that the
grade is a crucial point where students begin learning how to read to learn. The purpose of this present study is twofold – (1) to identify
patterns of cognitive attributes of reading comprehension (e.g., retrieving, inferencing, integrating, and evaluating) of fourth grade
readers at different proficiency levels and (2) to explore how these attributes affect reading comprehension by using PIRLS (Progress in
International Reading Literacy Study) 2011 data of the U.S. According to the framework of PIRLS (Mullis, Martin, Kennedy, Trong, &
Sainsbury, 2009), each question assesses one of the attributes associated with different item formats (e.g., multiple choice and constructed
responses) and text type (e.g., narrative and expository text), specifically how these item formats and text types affect reading
comprehension achievement will be examined. To accomplish the purpose, this study will apply two different approaches, the person-oriented
approach and the variable-oriented approach. Specifically, this study will explore the individual students’ patterns of strengths and
weaknesses of the attributes at different proficiency levels by employing Cognitive Diagnostic Models (CDMs) (person-oriented approach) and
then examine the influence of those attributes to reading achievement by applying factor analyses (variable-oriented approach). Based upon
the results, the structure of reading comprehension attributes and implications for interventions of struggling readers will be discussed.
Finally, limitations and future research directions will be provided. / A Dissertation submitted to the School of Teacher Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester 2017. / November 16, 2017. / Includes bibliographical references. / Donald Compton, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Kelly Whalon, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation;
Christopher Schatschneider, University Representative; Laura Steacy, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_605042 |
| Contributors | Yun, Joonmo (author), Compton, Donald L., 1960- (professor co-directing dissertation), Whalon, Kelly J. (professor co-directing dissertation), Schatschneider, Christopher (university representative), Steacy, Laura M., 1981- (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), School of Teacher Education (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (157 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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