Effective vocabulary development for secondary students in weekly small-group sessions

<p>The purpose of this quasi-experimental one group study was to (a) ascertain the vocabulary acquisition of low-achieving language students in grades 9-11 (n = 14), and (b) to determine if implementation of a program of explicit instruction would lead to a significant improvement of the volume of knowledge of a controlled list of vocabulary words. Results revealed that <em>all</em> participants showed positive change in the number of vocabulary items answered correctly from initial pretest to final posttest (M = +15 items), with an average 97% improvement. The time to acquire one new vocabulary word was approximately 10.6 minutes. Implications for teaching secondary students who are low achieving in vocabulary skills are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Learning Disabilities

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education

Year dc:date.available

2003

Author dc:creator

• Lange, Susan L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Urban, Stanley

• Vocabulary--Study and teaching (Secondary)
• Disability and Equity in Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1334

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2334