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An Investigation into the Awareness among High School Teachers of Boys' Reading Preferences and an Analysis of the Required Reading of Boys in the Lower Track.

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Kohn, Terry M. – 2002

Research into the reading preferences of boys and girls has shown that there is a difference between the two sexes regarding the type of literature they enjoy reading. These preferences begin at an early age and continue on throughout their school careers. The purpose of this study was to determine if high school teachers are aware of these…

Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Low Achievement, Reading Attitudes

Attitudes toward Reading in the Adult Learner Population.

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Brooks, Elizabeth N. – 1996

A study determined differences, if any, in attitude toward reading between remedial reading adult learners and reading proficient adult learners. Subjects, 129 adult learners from both the high school and college populations in New Jersey, completed an attitude survey using a Likert scale. Subjects were identified as remedial or proficient readers…

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, High School Students