Term
Spring 5-9-2016
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAESL
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Bonnie Swierzbin
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Anne DeMuth
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Jitla Arner-Meyerhoff
Abstract
The research questions in this Capstone address the use of adverbial clauses in 4th grade science texts including their frequency, position within the sentence, and meanings. The researcher also did a comparison across texts to find differences and similarities in use between publishers. The research was conducted through a functional language analysis of four textbooks. Results indicate that although the use of adverbial clauses varies greatly from text to text, they do occur in 4th grade science texts and should be addressed by educators in order to help increase students’ scientific literacy.
Research Methodology
Text Analyses
Keywords
ESL/ ELLs, Reading, Science
Recommended Citation
Tuchscherer, Nicole Renee, "Adverbial Clauses in 4th Grade Science Textbooks: A Structural and Functional Analysis" (2016). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 4115.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/4115