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Isero, Mark – Phi Delta Kappan, 2014
This author describes a reading project using Kindles that was designed to increase the reading habits of 9th graders. With a selection of 500 titles for classroom usage, students were encouraged to read any book they chose--in addition to those required for their school term. Isero states that, in the past, many of his students would not risk…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Habits, Books, Handheld Devices
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Haapasalo, Ilona; Valimaa, Raili; Kannas, Lasse – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2010
The aim of this study was to describe students' perceptions of their psychosocial school environment and to examine the associations between such perceptions and students' perceived school performance. Our analyses were based on data from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children 2006 study, involving responses by Finnish students from grades 7…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Academic Achievement
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Ding, Cody; Hall, Alice – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2007
Data from the "Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Study" (Currie, Samdal, Boyce, & Smith, 2001) were used to analyze the differences in perceptions of educational experiences among over 10,000 sixth to tenth graders of different grades, genders, races and ethnicities. The relationships between students' evaluations of their school experiences…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Negative Attitudes, Educational Environment, Health Behavior
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Minton, Marilyn Joy – Journal of Reading, 1980
Suggests reasons why a sustained silent-reading program failed to work at a San Diego high school. (JT)
Descriptors: Grade 9, Negative Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Reading Habits