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Pettengill, Sally A. – 1992
A study tested the hypothesis that students who were required to read a book of their choice for 15 minutes per night would have a more positive attitude toward reading than similar students who did not have that assignment. The Estes Attitude Scale for reading was given to two classes (high group and low group) of sixth graders in central…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 6, Homework, Independent Reading
Peer reviewedPlake, Barbara S.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1982
The use of the Estes Reading Attitude Scale as a measure of academic attitude of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth- grade Mexican-American and Anglo student groups did not lead to substantial bias in test score interpretation. These results indicate that responses on the test as a whole can be judged as valid. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attitude Measures, Ethnic Groups, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedSummers, Edward G. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1980
The Estes Reading Attitude Scale evidences good internal consistency and solid convergent validity. It is a useful global reactive assessment of school-oriented attitude toward reading in intermediate grades. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Grade 5
