At-Risk Students' Reports of Teachers' Instructional Behavior

Author

Virginia E. Rios, University of Texas Permian Basin

Date of Award

8-1990

Document Type

Research Project Report

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Education

Supervisory Committee Chair

Patricio Jaramillo, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Denise S. McKinney, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Susan M. Lara, Ed.D.

Abstract

This study investigated secondary teachers' instructional behavior from the at-risk students' perspective. The research concentrated on three areas— teaching styles, teacher encouragement, and homework assignments. A series of interviews with at-risk students yielded the following results: When dealing with at-risk students (1) most teachers use only two of four modalities (auditory and visual) in their teaching approach, (2) teachers do not encourage these students, and (3) teachers assign homework less than half of the time. When homework is assigned it is completed by students approximately half of the time.

Recommended Citation

Rios, Virginia E., "At-Risk Students' Reports of Teachers' Instructional Behavior" (1990). Graduate Theses. 64.
https://falconcommons.utpb.edu/utpb-edu/64