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Children's Poetry Preferences: A National Survey of Upper Elementary Grades. NCTE Research Report No. 16.

Terry, Ann – 1974

The responses of 422 fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students were analyzed in a survey that sought (1) to determine what poems selected for the survey were most enjoyed by the students; (2) to analyze the most popular poems considering such characteristics as the form, content, certain poetic elements, and age of the poem; and (3) to determine any…

Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Interests, Educational Research, Intermediate Grades

Children's Responses to Literature: Views of Children and Teachers.

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Pascoe, Elaine; Gilchrist, Margaret – English in Australia, 1987

Presents a study comparing the elements children report enjoying in a book and the elements teachers believe children enjoy. Concludes that a great discrepancy exists between the two groups, as children reported they liked books offering excitement, suspense, and action, while teachers believed children pay more attention to characters. (JC)

Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education