Teachers' Use of and Attitudes toward Informational Text in K-5 Classrooms

Autor/in	Ness, Molly
Titel	Teachers' Use of and Attitudes toward Informational Text in K-5 Classrooms
Quelle	In: Reading Psychology, 32 (2011) 1, S.28-53 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-2711
Schlagwörter	Instructional Materials; Teaching Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Surveys; Time Factors (Learning); Teaching Conditions; Curriculum; Relevance (Education); Information Literacy; Questionnaires; Libraries; Connecticut; Maine; New Jersey; New York; Texas; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerverhalten; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Relevance; Relevanz; Informationskompetenz; Fragebogen; Library; Bibliothek
Abstract	The purposes of this research were (a) to understand the frequency with which K-5 teachers use informational text in their routine classroom instruction, (b) to understand the percentage of informational text in classroom libraries, and (c) to explore teachers' attitudes about informational text. Survey data of 318 participants indicated that K-5 teachers used an average of 31.55 minutes (SD = 22.24) of informational text per day and that classroom libraries consisted of an average of 32.77% (SD = 14.16) of informational text. Participants were overwhelmingly positive about the instructional value of informational text but also reported that a lack of time, a lack of resources, and curricular limitations restricted their use of informational text. Implications on how to increase the use of informational text in K-5 classrooms are provided. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10