Date of Award
1-1-1986
Document Type
Practicum
Degree Name
Master of Science Elementary Education
Department
Center for Advancement of Education
Advisor
Dr. Joan Horn
Keywords
basic skills, behavior patterns, board work integration, direct teaching, first grade students, independent study, independent work time, listening skills, multi-step directions, on task behavior, post inventories, posttests, pre inventories, pretests, sequential instruction, study habits, study skills, study skills development, time on task, word study skills
Abstract
A sequential approach to daily independent work involving direct teaching of integrated board work, and activities to build the skill of listening to follow directions was developed and implemented by the author for use with first grade elementary students. The program’s aims were to develop study and the skills of listening to follow directions, to increase time on task during independent work time.
The program contained the following basic components; pre and post inventories of on task behavior, with samples taken at 15 minute intervals; pre and posttests of the kill of listening to follow directions; implementation of direct teaching of sequential integrated board work followed by independent work time; daily activities to develop the skill of listening to follow one, two, and three step directions, to be responded to with actions or on paper. The study skills post inventory indicated that there was a significant increase in on task behavior throughout the target group. The posttest of listening to follow directions indicated that it would be worthwhile to continue this program throughout the school year.