ERIC Number: EJ1230990
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1937-0814
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Using Cluster Analysis to Explore Differences in the Reader Self-Perceptions of Adolescent Struggling Readers
Chapman, Lindsey A.; Calhoon, Mary Beth; Krawec, Jennifer
Middle Grades Research Journal, v12 n1 p39-49 2018
Adolescent struggling readers (ASRs) with and without disabilities are often reported uniformly in the literature as disengaged from reading and lacking the motivation required to read. The present study tested, at the beginning of the academic year, reader self-perception of sixth grade ASRs (n = 71) enrolled in remedial reading courses using the Reader Self-Perception Scale (RSPS). Application of a hierarchical cluster analysis using the 4 RSPS domains yielded 3 statistically significantly distinct clusters of ASRs based on variance across each domain of the RSPS.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Grade 6, Reading Difficulties, Self Concept, Students with Disabilities, Remedial Reading, Multivariate Analysis, Achievement Tests, Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Reading Tests, Scores, Profiles
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A140003