[Simtrainer-l] In Need of a Journal Article ASAP

[Ellis, Edwin]

Hi Kym,

The concept of  "thinking out loud" emerged when researchers first started paying attention to metacognition, and is based on extensive explicit instruction research related to “modeling” techniques (see Rosenshine & Stevens). Check out the two researchers below, as their research had a significant influence on the development of the “Stages of Acquisition and Generalization (SAG) steps, and in particular, the importance of using “think aloud” techniques,  that SIM employs with the Learning Strategies Curriculum. 

Ann Brown (she may have been the first to use the term “think aloud”; she was Marie Ann Paliscar’s mentor and doctoral advisor). Brown was one of the earliest researchers on reading strategy instruction; her work was published extensively. Among a great many notable pubs, the article that had the greatest impact on my work was...
Brown, A.L. (1; 978) Knowing when, where, and how to remember: A problem of metacognition. In R. Glaser (Ed.), Advances in Instructional Psychology. Hills, NJ: Lawrence Erbaum Associates.


Donald Meichenbaum  (another pioneer in metacognition research) — his work also greatly influenced the development of SAG. see…
Meichenbaum , D. (1982). Teaching thinking: A cognitive-behavioral approach. Interdisciplinary Voices, 2, 1-28.
Meichenbaum , D.& Asarnov, j. (1979). Cognitive-behavioral modification and metacognitive development.: Implications for the classroom. In R.C. Kendall and J.C. Hollan (Eds.), Cognitive-behavioral interventions: Theory, research, and procedure. New York. Academic Press. 

The above articles are research reviews rather than original research, but they likely cite specific studies that may be of use to you.

Also… a bit later in the game, Ann Marie Palinscar’s “reciprocal teaching” line of research was almost exclusively about using think-alouds when the teaching reading strategies. She wasn’t the first, but her work certainly received the most sustained attention in the reading community. SAG had already been developed at the time her work emerged. 

Hope this helps, Ed Ellis



> On Mar 2, 2017, at 4:04 PM, SIMTRAINER-L <simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu> wrote:
> 
> Kim, Unfortunately, we didn’t do a research study that broke apart the effects of the key stages of instruction. It would be a difficult study to do. You would have to have about nine groups of students, and each group would have to receive all the stages of instruction except for one.  Then you would have to determine the differential effects of that one stage against the others by seeing what happens when that one stage isn’t included.
> This article might be helpful:
> Ellis, E. S., Deshler, D. D., Lenz, B. K., Schumaker, J. B., & Clark, F. L. (1991). An instructional model for teaching learning strategies. Focus on Exceptional Children, 23(6), 1-14. Reprinted in : E.L. Meyen, G.A. Vergason, & R .J. Whelan (Eds.) Educating Students with Mild Disabilities, Denver, CO: Love Publishing Co. (pp. 151-187).
> 
> However, it is a review paper, not a research article, which is what you wanted.  Sorry.  Jean 
> 
> From: Simtrainer-l <simtrainer-l-bounces at lists.ku.edu <mailto:simtrainer-l-bounces at lists.ku.edu>> on behalf of SIM Trainers <simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu <mailto:simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu>>
> Reply-To: Kym Craig <Kym_Craig at hcpss.org <mailto:Kym_Craig at hcpss.org>>
> Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 3:55 PM
> To: SIM Trainers <simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu <mailto:simtrainer-l at lists.ku.edu>>
> Subject: [Simtrainer-l] In Need of a Journal Article ASAP
> 
> Hello!l
> 
> I am looking for a journal article that describes the think aloud portion of the SIM strategies and shows the effectiveness.  I can't find anything that does that. I have the 1984 article from Clark, but it doesn't describe the think aloud portion. And, I have an article from Deshler that mentions it, but doesn't really describe it, and doesn't test its efficacy.  Does anyone know of anything?
> 
> Thanks!
> Kym Craig
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