The effects of summarization training on community college developmental English students

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dc.contributor.authorSelinger, Barry Marcen
dc.contributor.committeechairHutson, Barbara A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBoucouvalas, Marcieen
dc.contributor.committeememberFortune, Jimmie C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHoagland, Nancyen
dc.contributor.committeememberMcKeen, Ronald L.en
dc.contributor.departmentCurriculum and Instructionen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:14:21Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:14:21Zen
dc.date.issued1992en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-06en
dc.description.abstractThe primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a training program in summarizing textbook articles on developmental English community college students’ ability to summarize text. Although previous research has documented improvement in reading recall when subjects were taught a hierarchical summary procedure, the study constitutes the first attempt to test whether this procedure can be used to train students to write better summaries. Developmental English students were chosen for study because students in this population typically do poorly at this important academic task. Because summary notes are often considered an aid to recall, the study also measured recall protocols of students who were trained in summary writing in contrast to those who received alternative training. Experimental group students were taught to identify the top three levels of importance and had guided practice with feedback once a week for five weeks. Control group students were given training in vocabulary and comprehension techniques. Passages were at least 1200 words. Scoring was based on inclusion of information from the top three levels of hierarchical structure in each passage. The basic questions of the study were: (1) Is there an interaction between group status and cognitive abilities on summary writing posttest scores? (2) Are students who received training in summarization more proficient at summarizing text than students who received another type of training? (3) Are students who received training in summarization more proficient at recalling text than students who received another type of training? (4) Do students trained in summarization score higher than students trained with other methods on a standardized reading test? Regression analyses indicated the following results: (1) There was no interaction between type of training and cognitive abilities on summary writing posttest scores; high and low students profited equally from instruction. (2) Students trained in summarization performed significantly higher than control group students on the summary writing posttest. (3) Treatment group students did not score significantly higher than control group students on the delayed recall test, but there was a trend towards Significance. (4) There was no significant difference between treatment and control group students’ standardized reading test scores.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentvii, 238 leavesen
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06062008-170804en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-170804/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38432en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1992.S455.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 26112331en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1992.S455en
dc.subject.lcshCommunity college studentsen
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teachingen
dc.subject.lcshEnglish language -- Remedial teachingen
dc.subject.lcshRecollection (Psychology)en
dc.titleThe effects of summarization training on community college developmental English studentsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCurriculum and Instructionen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen
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