Introducing Creative Dramatics in Tertiary ESL Education
摘要：
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the California Reading and Literature Project(CRLP-Region 8) Signature Program, RESULTS: Academic Language and Literacy Instruction K-6 (RALLI), on student comprehension of increasingly complex informational texts and on teacher efficacy.The theoretical framework underpinning this research was Shefelbine’s (2007) proposed literacy framework for assessment and instruction. This study utilized mixed methods combining qualitative analysis to highlight teacher perceptions about RALLI training and quantitative methods to measure student pre- and postassessment comprehension of informational texts after teachers implemented RALLI strategies. Qualitative data concerned the participants’ confidence in teaching comprehension of complex informational texts. Quantitative methods were used to determine the impact that teachers trained through RALLI on the students’ comprehension. Upon completion of the program, the researchers found the implementation of RALLI strategies improved student comprehension of complex informational texts and participating in RALLI positively influenced teacher efficacy.
