Kennedy, Nancy George
(2006)
A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF UNIVERSITY READING SPECIALIST CANDIDATES: INDIVIDUAL AND PROGRAMMATIC DIMENSIONS AND THEIR CORRELATES TO SCORES ON THE PRAXIS AND OTHER OUTCOME MEASURES.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
The purpose of this exploratory study was to determine which dimensions of teacher preparation contribute to creating effective reading specialists. These dimensions include educational factors, such as certification (Darling-Hammond, 1999), educational experience which points to teacher quality (Ferguson, 1991) and demographic factors such as age, type of teacher preparation program—four year, five year, or Master of Arts in Teaching. Participants were the reading specialist candidates during the 2002-2003 school year at a metropolitan university. This study used reading specialist candidates' Grade Point Average, Praxis test scores, teaching experience, class performance rating, and performance rating in the field to examine what background, characteristics, and instruction contribute to the preparation of effective reading specialists. Analyses of data showed that teaching experience, age of candidate, and Praxis certification tests correlated with the outcome measures of coursework, performance rating, and Praxis reading specialist scores. Interviews of reading specialist candidates provided in-depth understanding of how candidates viewed the program. Results of the study contribute to a better understanding of the individual dimensions of the reading specialist candidate. This understanding, in turn, provides further information for the improvement and evaluation of the program, and adds to research about the preparation of reading specialists.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
28 September 2006 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
12 April 2006 |
| Approval Date: |
28 September 2006 |
| Submission Date: |
6 July 2006 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Instruction and Learning |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Reading Interns; Reading Specialists |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-07062006-112350/, etd-07062006-112350 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:50 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:45 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8277 |
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