Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Bachelor of Education Honours
School
School of Education
Faculty
Faculty of Education
First Supervisor
Dr David Evans
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Reciprocal Teaching on the reading comprehension of Year 6 students. Forty-one Year 6 students from two metropolitan primary schools took part in the study. An experimental pre-test - post-test control group design was used. Subjects were matched according to the results of the Test of Reading Comprehension (TORCH) used as a pre-test. Matched pair-mates were randomly allocated to either treatment or control groups. After 14 sessions of training in Reciprocal Teaching, results of an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with teachers nested in groups, showed no statistically significant differences in reading comprehension between the treatment and control groups. Some naive comprehenders (students who appear to lack knowledge about the purposes and strategies of reading), however, showed improvements when their data were analysed individually.
Recommended Citation
Rasmussen, D. M. (1997). The effects of reciprocal teaching upon year 6 students' reading comprehension. Edith Cowan University. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses_hons/702