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E-readers and adolescent engagement
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E-readers and adolescent engagement
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a formative design experiment
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Shurina
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Kristine Lynch
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Morrow
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Lesley M
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Lesley M Morrow
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Erica Boling
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Brian P
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Brian P Chinni
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Education
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theses
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2013
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2013-05
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eng
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Introduction As the use of e-readers becomes commonplace and more affordable, they will make their way into the hands of students. This research provides information about how the devices might be used as a tool to improve adolescent students‘ reading engagement and also helps to identify the struggles and pitfalls educators may face in implementing classroom use of e-readers. Purpose of the Study This study investigated how the use of dedicated electronic reading devices could be implemented as an intervention in an eighth grade language arts classroom to improve students‘ reading engagement. Methods and Procedures Six students from an eighth grade, heterogeneous class in a sizeable suburban middle school in a large, regional district participated in formative design experiment (Reinking & Bradley, 2008). Quantitative and qualitative data were collected prior to and after implementation of the e-reader intervention to determine a baseline of the students‘ reading engagement and to assess any changes. Additionally, qualitative data were collected throughout the intervention. Quantitative data were analyzed using a pairedsamples t-test for the following measures: Reading Engagement Index (Guthrie et al., 2007), Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile (Pitcher et al., 2007), Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (Mokhtari& Reichard, 2002) and The Motivations for Reading Questionnaire (Wigfield & Guthrie, 1997). Qualitative data were coded for recurring themes derived from the following sources: classroom observation and field notes, teacher reflective journal, student and intervention specialist interviews and student written reflections. Results and Discussion Analyses revealed that using an e-reader for assigned school reading had a positive impact on aspects of students reading engagement. Classroom implications, unanticipated effects and changes to the educational environment are also discussed.
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Literacy Education
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viii, 182 p. : ill.
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Ed.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Kristine Lynch Shurina
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Electronic book readers
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Computers and literacy
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Middle school students--Books and reading
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http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore10001500001.ETD.000068523
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doi:10.7282/T3DZ06X2
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ETD doctoral
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Shurina
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Kristine
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2013-02-11 10:15:18
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Kristine Shurina
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Rutgers University. Graduate School of Education
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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