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Posey, Josephine M.; Wollenberg, John P. – 1983
A study sought to determine if there were significant relationships among preservice teachers' learning style, attitude toward reading, composite score on the American College Test (ACT), declared major, high school grade point average, vocabulary score, and reading comprehension score in predicting performance in a basic skills course in reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Criterion Referenced Tests, Education Courses
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Gainer, M. L.; Ashkinazi, L. A. – Russian Education and Society, 1995
Reports on the reading interests of 450 Russian secondary school graduates enrolled in a mathematics and physics-oriented technical school in Moscow. Finds that students' interests changed during two periods in recent Russian history: (1) 1988-1990--the perestroika period; and (2) 1991-1992--the "market" period. (CFR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Development, Mathematics
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Canady, Claudia J.; Krantz, Susan G. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1996
Interviews were conducted with 142 above-average readers and 128 below-average readers in the fourth grade. In contrast to poor readers, good readers reported understanding what they read, talking more, being understood more often, and reading more frequently at home and for fun. No differences existed between groups in opinions of the value and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Interpersonal Communication
Heerman, Charles E. – 1983
To compare the effects of two different comprehension treatments on the reading of university students enrolled in a developmental reading laboratory, 74 students were administered pretests measuring reading achievement and reading attitudes and were given five weeks of instruction in text organizing strategies and vocabulary development. After…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
McAuliffe, Elizabeth A.; Trueblood, Cecil R. – 1986
Mathematics anxiety and its relationship to other constructs was studied in 138 preservice elementary and special education teachers. The students, primarily women, were enrolled in a variety of professional courses and field experiences. Five instruments were administered, their factor structures were determined, and intercorrelations among the…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Correlation, Education Majors
Donoho, Grace – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Presents a case study of the library media program at Old High Elementary School, Bentonville, Arkansas, which uses production of audiovisual materials to build extrinsic motivation into reading programs for grades five and six and special education classes. Five measurement techniques used to evaluate the program's effectiveness are also…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Emotional Disturbances
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1983
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 12 titles deal with the following topics: (1) cognitive sophistication and story recall in early adolescence, (2) readability as an interactive process, (3) a sustained silent reading program with seventh and eighth grade…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading
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