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Direct linkJody N. Polleck – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2024
This study examines the experiences of 10 neurodiverse students in Amsterdam, Netherlands, who all participated within in-class youth-led book clubs that centered science fiction. Over a 6-month period, the researcher conducted pre- and post-interviews and analyzed these along with transcription data from 24 book club sessions. Findings reveal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Relevance, Science Fiction
Download full textKaradeniz, Esra; Degirmencay, Serif Ali – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2020
The aim of this research is to determine the effect of science-fiction books on arousing secondary school students' curiosity about science. The research was conducted with 60 students attending 5th and 6th grades in a secondary school in Giresun, Guce district, during 2015-2016 academic year. The students were divided into two groups as one…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction
Jensen, Jakob; Imboden, Kristen; Ivic, Rebecca – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2011
High sensation seekers (HSS) prefer messages that allow them to maintain an optimal level of arousal (i.e., highly arousing messages). Transportation theory suggests that narrative immersion in a story may moderate reader arousal, and thus HSS message selection. To test this idea, a survey was administered to 120 fourth and fifth graders. In…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Transportation, Reading Achievement, Grade 5
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) contemporary and lyric poetry and poetry experiences; (2) bibliotherapy programs; (3) poetry in college anthologies; (4) values in American literature and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Anthologies, Awards
