Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Vicki Olson
Second Advisor
Rachel Lloyd
Third Advisor
Brenda Swanson
Abstract
This paper focuses on developing a student-managed tool to improve reading comprehension across the curriculum in students with low working memory. Chapter One includes a summary of the issue and presents a possible solution. A review of the literature in Chapter Two explores the link research has established between working rnemory and reading comprehension, existing interventions for each, as well as indirect and direct assessments. Chapter Three describes the developed product. Chapter Four outlines the development process and proposes avenues for a pilot study and future research.
Identifier
SC 11.MAE.2015.Thielen.CL
Recommended Citation
Thielen, Chelsie Lynn, "The q-Back Task: A student-managed tool to improve reading comprehension in students with low working memory" (2015). Theses and Graduate Projects. 1356.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/1356