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PLC Group:PLC Group:Mr. KeefeMr. Keefe
Mr. BrewerMr. BrewerMr. SkramstadMr. Skramstad
Student Reading Habits and its Impact
on CST
Identifying the ProblemIdentifying the Problem
We recognized a disparity between 11th grade students in the general Lincoln population and Magnet regarding CST in English language Arts.
Only 33% of 11th grade Lincoln students (non-Magnet) perform at proficient or above on the CST and 82.5% of Magnet students perform at proficient or above on the CST.
Hypothesis: The achievement gap in 11th grade English is occurring because of the reading habits of readers and non-readers.
Prediction: If Lincoln HS helped to increase English 11 reading habits, the problem would be reduced in the general population.
Hypothesis and Prediction
Our Initial InquiryOur Initial InquiryWe created an initial 20 question survey on reading habits. We polled 11th grade students only from all SLCs including Magnet.
Some of our questions included:•I don’t like reading books with challenging vocabulary. •At home reading is encouraged.•I think teachers should spend more time on vocabulary instruction.•Not knowing vocabulary words keeps you from reading.•Not knowing how to choose a book keeps me from reading. •I only read what interest me. •I have a library card and use it.•I reckoned books to others.
Our Revised InquiryOur Revised Inquiry• We created a 20 question survey on reading habits.
We polled 11th grade students only. As a result of our initial survey, we decided to isolate 3 specific questions and determine if there was a correlation between CST and student reading habits.
These are the three questions we asked:• How many minutes do you read for pleasure each
day?• To what degree do you feel about this statement:
reading is enjoyable.• To what degree to do you feel about this statement:
at home, reading is encouraged.
How many minutes a day do you read for pleasure outside of school?
Question #1:
SUMMARY OUTPUT Q#1
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.008183
R Square 6.7E-05
Adjusted R Square -0.00813
Standard Error 48.9624
Observations 124
ANOVA
df SS MS FSignificanc
e F
Regression 1 19.58411 19.58411 0.008169 0.928131
Residual 122 292472.6 2397.317
Total 123 292492.2
Coefficient
sStandard
Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95%Lower 95.0%
Upper 95.0%
Intercept 331.6489 6.357801 52.16409 2.84E-85 319.063 344.2348 319.063 344.2348
X Variable 1 -0.01819 0.201214 -0.09038 0.928131 -0.41651 0.380136 -0.41651 0.380136
To what degree do you feel about this statement: Reading is enjoyable.
Question #2:
SUMMARY OUTPUT Q#2
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.072404
R Square 0.005242
Adjusted R Square -0.00291
Standard Error 48.83553
Observations 124
ANOVA
df SS MS FSignificance
F
Regression 1 1533.338 1533.338 0.642933 0.42421
Residual 122 290958.9 2384.909
Total 123 292492.2
CoefficientsStandard
Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95%Lower 95.0%
Upper 95.0%
Intercept 340.775 12.68162 26.87156 4.46E-53 315.6705 365.8795 315.6705 365.8795
X Variable 1 -3.19757 3.987833 -0.80183 0.42421 -11.0919 4.696744 -11.0919 4.696744
To what degree do you feel about this statement: At home, reading is encouraged.
Question #3:
SUMMARY OUTPUT Q#3
Regression Statistics
Multiple R 0.243847
R Square 0.059461
Adjusted R Square 0.051752
Standard Error 47.486
Observations 124
ANOVA
df SS MS FSignificanc
e F
Regression 1 17391.96 17391.96 7.712893 0.006349
Residual 122 275100.3 2254.92
Total 123 292492.2
Coefficient
sStandard
Error t Stat P-value Lower 95% Upper 95%Lower 95.0%
Upper 95.0%
Intercept 292.2307 14.67716 19.91058 3.86E-40 263.1758 321.2856 263.1758 321.2856
X Variable 1 10.96687 3.948882 2.777209 0.006349 3.149666 18.78408 3.149666 18.78408
ConclusionsConclusions• We found no correlation between CST Scores in
English Language (10th grade) and our three questions: Pleasure reading at night, Enjoyment of Reading, and Reading Encouragement at Home.
• There are many factors we could have focused on to determine a positive correlation.
• We did find some question whether students were responding sincerely to many of our survey questions like Reading is encouraged or minutes spent reading at night. Perhaps students would try to create a certain impression.
