College of Education
Date of Award
8-1990
Document Type
Research Project Report
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Education
First Advisor
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). College of Education. 64.
https://falconcommons.utpb.edu/utpb-edu/64
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