Instruction in Cause and Effect Paraphrasing Using Social Studies Text With a Secondary Bilingual Student: A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
Karla Bejos
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Expository Texts ◽  
Thought Processes ◽  
Reading Levels ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Bilingual Student ◽  
Salient Points ◽  
Actual Grade

Abstract Purpose: This case study describes the use of the paraphrasing strategy with cause-and-effect (C/E) relations as a technique to improve a 14-year-old high school student's reading comprehension of social studies text in both his native (Spanish) and second language (English). Method: The student used expository texts from state textbook adoption materials. Instruction was based on scaffolded dialogue that cued the student to attend to and paraphrase various aspects of the C/E concept. Results: Despite the fact that the student began with texts at reading levels 5 and 6 years below his actual grade level, the comprehension of C/E relations in history text was a challenge. Several factors contributed to the complexity of the task for the student. By the final phase of intervention, he was successfully paraphrasing with texts that were 3 and 4 years above the baseline reading grade levels. Implications: The salient points from this study that may be useful for educators or speech language pathologists are: a description of the difficulties that interfered with the student's comprehension and the thought processes he used, types of cues used to teach C/E relations, and evidence of the student's development of paraphrases and comprehension.

scholarly journals Investigation of reading error types, reading levels and reading speeds of students with special learning difficulties

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 686-698
Author(s):  
Serdal Deniz ◽  
Mehmet Yavuz
Keyword(s):  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Reading Difficulty ◽  
Lower Grade ◽  
Reading Levels ◽  
Reading Error ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Actual Grade ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Error Types

The main aim of this study is to investigate reading error types, reading levels and reading speeds of students with special learning difficulties (SLD). A case study model was used in the research. The research was carried out with 34 students enrolled in Grades 3–8, who were diagnosed with SLD in Konya in the 2019–2020 academic year. In the data analysis, while ‘error analysis’ was used for reading error types, the formula Number of Words Correctly Read ÷ Total Word Number of Text × 100 was utilised to determine reading levels. As for the identification of reading rates, the number of words read correctly in one minute was determined. According to the results of the research, the error types displayed by the students with SLD in the texts that are suitable for the classes that they attend and in the texts that belong to lower grade levels than their actual grade levels were found to be misreading, hesitating while reading, repeating, omitting a sound/syllable/word or skipping a line, substituting a sound/syllable or a word, pausing while reading, correction and reversing sounds.   Keywords: Special learning difficulties, reading difficulty, reading error types, reading levels, case study.

Teaching Computing in a Multidisciplinary Way in Social Studies Classes in School – A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Gresse Von Wangenheim ◽  
Nathalia Cruz Alves ◽  
Pedro Eurico Rodrigues ◽  
Jean Carlo Hauck
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Instructional Unit ◽  
Computing Education ◽  
Interest And Motivation

In order to be well-educated citizens in the 21st century, children need to learn computing in school. However, implementing computing education in schools faces several practical problems, such as lack of computing teachers and time in an already overloaded curriculum. A solution can be a multidisciplinary approach, integrating computing education within other subjects in the curriculum. The present study proposes an instructional unit for computing education in social studies classes, with students learning basic computing concepts by programming history related games using Scratch. The instructional unit is developed following an instructional design approach and is applied and evaluated through a case study in four classes (5th and 7th grade) with a total of 105 students at a school in (omitted for submission). Results provide a first indication that the instructional unit enables the learning of basic computing concepts (specifically programming) in an efficient, effective and entertaining way increasing also the interest and motivation of students to learn computing.

scholarly journals Differences in echocardiography interpretation techniques among trainees and expert readers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Roy Anderson ◽  
Sarah Blissett ◽  
Patricia O’Sullivan ◽  
Atif Qasim
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Thought Processes ◽  
Advanced Imaging ◽  
Multiple Images ◽  
Novice Readers

Abstract Background Trainees learn transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) interpretation through independently completing and reviewing selected portions of the study with experts. The diagnostic accuracy of novice TTE interpretation is known to be low and schema for reading TTEs systematically are lacking. The purpose of our study is to identify techniques experts use while reading TTEs which could be used to more effectively teach novice readers. Methods We performed a prospective qualitative case study to observe how experts and trainees interpret TTEs in an academic institution using a concurrent think aloud (CTA) method. Three TTEs of intermediate complexity were given to 3 advanced imaging fellows, 3 first year fellows and 3 expert TTE readers Participants filled out a report while reading and described aloud their thought processes. Sessions were video and audiotaped for analysis. Results Experts and advanced fellows used specific techniques that novices did not including: previewing studies, reviewing multiple images simultaneously, having flexibility in image review order and disease coding, and saving hardest elements to code for the end. Direct observation of TTE reading informed trainee inefficiencies and was a well-received educational tool. Conclusions In this single centered study we identified several unique approaches experts use to interpret TTEs which may be teachable to novices. Although limited in generalizability the findings of this study suggests that a more systematic approach to TTE interpretation, using techniques found in experts, might be of significant value for trainees. Further study is needed to evaluate teaching practices at other institutions and to assess whether implementation of these techniques by novices improves can improve their diagnostic accuracy and efficiency of reading at an earlier stage in their training.

scholarly journals Social Studies Course from the Perspective of Parents -The Istanbul-Sultanbeyli Case

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Kenan Baş ◽  
Esen Durmuş
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
The Social ◽  
National Flag ◽  
Kemal Ataturk ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of this study is to identify the perspectives of parents on the "Social Studies" course. The case study design,one of the qualitative research methods, was used in accordance with the nature of the study. Data related to the studywere obtained through a semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers. The data of the study wereobtained from the parents of students attending 5th, 6th and 7th grade of a state secondary school located in theIstanbul-Sultanbeyli district in the spring semester of 2017 and 2018 academic year. The data obtained were analyzedby content analysis. According to the data obtained from the research, the following results were obtained: Themajority of the parents apparently linked the concept of Social Studies to the concepts of History, Geography,Citizenship and Socialization. Parents thought that the subjects related to History, Geography, Citizenship Rights,Culture, Democracy, Human Rights and the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk were taught in the Social Studies course.Nevertheless, it was seen that the parents wished to see the concepts such as Love of Motherland, Nation, Communityand National Flag, Etiquette, Cultural Values, Freedom, Democracy, Equality to be taught in the Social Studies courses.While the parents mostly compared the Social Studies courses with such organs as the Brain, Kidney, Heart, Eye,Stomach and Intestine, they considered it as appropriate to place this course in the last places in terms of importance. Inaddition, it was found that majority of the parents did not want their children to become social studies teachers in thefuture.

scholarly journals UNGKAPAN EMOSI PADA ANAK USIA 1 TAHUN 6 BULAN DALAM KAJIAN PSIKOLINGUISTIK

Caraka ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-129
Author(s):  
Ahdimas Husnun Khotami
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Cause And Effect ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The psycholinguistic study presented by Piaget examines the stages of language development, aged 1-2 years, including the holophrastic stage (one-word speech). The speech that comes out of the child is very comforting by moderate circumstances, such as sad, happy or uncomfortable. This research is a case study that emphasizes emotions in children aged 1-2 years. The conditions that occur in children will provoke speeches that express their condition. Based on data analysis obtained from voice recordings, it appears that children aged 1-2 years only master the linguistic aspects of phonology and cannot pronounce vocabulary clearly. The method used is descriptive qualitative which analyzes the meaning, cause and effect of the vocabulary that comes out of the child. 

scholarly journals Active learning education in Museum

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
İrem Namli Altintas ◽  
Çiğdem Kozaner Yenigül
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Public University ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Museum Evaluation

<p>In this study, it was aimed to determine social studies candidates how to practice about make of use museums as a learning environment. It was tried to discuss a case, for this purpose ıt was used case study. The study group consisted of 19 students (12 females, 7 males) studying social studies at a public university. Participants were given museum training lasting 7 weeks and the process started with the visit of the Antalya Archeology Museum. In this study, Museum Evaluation Forms were used as data collection tools. These forms were used at two-stage. The first stage was the Pre-Museum Evaluation Form and the second stage was the Activity Evaluation Forms. Content analysis technique was used in data analysis, and the forms were examined separately and themes and categories were created. In the categories, the statements of some of the participants were given with direct quotations. As a result of the research, the expectations of the students before the museum training are divided into the categories of Learning about the use of the Museum, Historical awareness and Embodiment in the theme of Cognitive Field. In the affective main theme, it was determined that it was divided into the categories of Group Work, Contribution to Professional Knowledge and Being an Effective Citizen. In the Cognitive Field theme, the students' experiences after museum training are divided into the categories of Field Knowledge, Museum Use Learning and Creativity. In the affective Thinking, Contribution to Professional Knowledge, Permanent Learning, and Role-Playing are the categories of the affective categories. Participants stated that to make use of museum to effect on the cognitive area more effective than affective area. </p>

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