Date Approved
3-12-2015
Embargo Period
3-3-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.T. Teaching
Department
Language, Literacy, and Special Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Browne, Susan
Subject(s)
Teacher-student relationships; Language arts (Elementary)
Disciplines
Elementary Education and Teaching
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that student directed center work had on the social and educational relationships of teachers and students in a second grade classroom. The study showed that the effect was a positive one. Students showed academic growth along with growth toward a positive self-concept. Through surveys and academic work one was able to see that the students were better able to express themselves socially and academically. While the students were working together, they were creating learning communities that were facilitating academic growth as well as social growth amongst their peers and teachers. This study can have far reaching implications for the way that Language Arts small group instruction techniques can be utilized in the primary academic grades.
Recommended Citation
Gorgo, Jennifer, "What is the effect of language arts small group instruction in the form of student directed centers or teacher directed small groups on the social and educational relationships of teachers and students within a primary grade classroom?" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 500.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/500
