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Dissertation Information for Mattie Jacks Mosley

NAME:
- Mattie Jacks Mosley

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of North Texas (USA) (1986)

ADVISORS:
- Dewey Eugene Carroll

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Donald B. Cleveland
- Herman L. Totten
- Lawrence Fred Thomas

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG A READING GUIDANCE PROGRAM AND THE READING ATTITUDES, READING ACHIEVEMENT, AND READING BEHAVIOR OF FIFTH GRADE CHILDREN IN A NORTH LOUISIANA SCHOOL (LIBRARY PROGRAMS)

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the introduction of a regular librarian-centered reading guidance program as an integral part of the entire school program would improve the reading attitudes and habits of elementary school students and increase the reading achievement scores on a standardized test of elementary school students. In addition, the reading attitudes of students were compared with reading achievement scores to assess any relationship between the two. Fifth grade students in a North Louisiana elementary school who attended a regular librarian-centered reading guidance program were compared with fifth grade students who did not attend such a program. The experimental program was administered and data collected for the study over a five month period. The research hypotheses and other questions regarding these relationships were tested using a pretest-posttest experimental design. The dependent measures were defined as scores from the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Achievement Tests, scores from the "Estes Reading Attitude Scale", and the number of books charged by the students from the school library.

Major findings in the study were that the experimental treatment was positively related to reading achievement scores of students participating in the study; the experimental treatment was positively related to reading attitude scores of students participating in the study; the experimental treatment was positively related to the number of books charged from the school library by students participating in the study; the reading attitude scores of students participating in the study were positively associated with their reading achievement scores. These findings suggest that such a librarian-centered reading guidance program can make a difference in terms of reading achievement and attitude toward reading on the part of elementary children.

MPACT Scores for Mattie Jacks Mosley

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calculated 2008-01-31 06:20:57

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