A Quasi-Experimental Study to Determine the Effect of Daily Oral Language on First Graders' Editing Skills
Date of Graduation
Fall 2002
Degree
Master of Science in Education in Literacy
Department
Reading, Foundations, and Technology
Committee Chair
Sarah Nixon
Abstract
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effect of the Daily Oral Language (DOL) strategy on the editing skills of first graders. This study involved two first-grade classrooms: one classroom received DOL on a daily basis; the other classroom did not. The Stanford Achievement Test-9 was administered at the beginning of the school year to determine students' overall reading abilities. DOL tests were administered to both classes in January and May to determine the students' grammatical and mechanical editing abilities. Paired-samples t test results from the SAT-9 showed no significant differences between the two classes. Test results from paired-samples t tests of the DOL scores showed statistically significant differences between the two classrooms. The researcher therefore concluded Daily Oral Language instruction was an effective method for students to learn how to edit sentences. Within the realm of this study, DOL was determined to be a successful format for teaching students how to mechanically and grammatically correct sentences.
Subject Categories
Other Education
Copyright
© Kayla Lewis
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Kayla, "A Quasi-Experimental Study to Determine the Effect of Daily Oral Language on First Graders' Editing Skills" (2002). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 827.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/827
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