Measuring the Application and Transfer of “Contrast and Contradictions” Comprehension Strategy
Date of Award
Fall 12-19-2019
Document Type
Project (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Coquyt and Kupferman
Keywords
contrast, contradiction, transfer of skills, comprehension
Abstract
ABSTRACT
We investigated how students comprehend and transfer their understanding using one of the strategies written by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst in their book, Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies, called “Contrasts and Contradictions”. “Contrasts and Contradictions” is when, in a text, the author shows the reader how things/people/ideas contrast or contradict one another, or shows the reader something that is different from what they already know and what is happening in the story. The strategy teaches and reinforces how to recognize internal conflicts, and, at times, theme, and inferencing. Our goal was for students to be able to fully understand, use, and transfer this comprehension strategy into other classes, curriculum, and areas of reading at a metacognitive level. This study took place in a public school that is within a Native American reservation. The students involved in this study were from a general education 6th grade classroom, an upper elementary Title One reading intervention classroom, and 7th-12th grades Special Education classroom.
Recommended Citation
Henningsen, Amanda; Fjeld, Michelle; and Kangas, Lisa, "Measuring the Application and Transfer of “Contrast and Contradictions” Comprehension Strategy" (2019). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 249.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/249