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Backman, Jarl; And Others – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Divided into poor readers and good readers, 144 Swedish students (13-14 years old) participated in an experiment in which oral reading speed, free recall, and summarization of narrative stories presented on videotex were studied as a function of reading skill, text structure, and physical factors. Good readers outperformed poor readers. (BRR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8

Creemers, Bert P. M., Ed.; Scheerens, Jaap, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1988
Eleven papers on developments in middle school education (grades seven through nine) in England, West Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Belgium are presented. Topics include comprehensive education for 11 to 16 year olds, mathematics, political issues, accessibility, curricula, school evaluation, and the view of the United States. (TJH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Innovation