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Marinak, Barbara A.; Gambrell, Linda B. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2010
In an attempt to more clearly understand the erosion of motivation in some readers, a number of researchers (Mohr, 2006; Smith & Wilhelm, 2002) and organizations (The Education Alliance, 2007) have called for the investigation of gender differences in all readers, including young children. Consequently, this study focused on younger, average…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Reading Motivation, Reading Ability
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Gambrell, Linda B.; And Others – Journal of Research in Reading, 1987
Describes a study of third- and sixth-grade students indicating no differences in comprehension between story reading on a page and on a computer screen, and that students were more interested in the story while reading from the screen, but that the story was more difficult in this condition. (HTH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education, Grade 3