Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Martinez, Corinne
Second Advisor
Gutierrez, Juan
Abstract
Designed to answer the overarching question: does the implementation of direct vocabulary instruction strategies improve the comprehension of fifth grade students during the social studies lessons? The study included three fifth grade classes in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. To answer the question seven areas were considered: lesson selection, word selection, developing a vocabulary note guide, developing the test with a rubric, making handouts with critical analysis questions, designing semantic maps and semantic feature analysis handouts of the lesson design. Results showed that students who received the direct instruction in vocabulary words benefited greatly and in most cases doubled their score from the pretest to the posttest. The control group showed minimal to no growth from the pretest to the posttest.
Recommended Citation
Gamez, Octavio Rodolfo, "The effectiveness of direct vocabulary instruction strategies to increase the comprehension of fifth grade students during social studies lessons" (2006). Theses Digitization Project. 3050.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3050
