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Normative Data for Eight Dimensions of Reading Attitudes: Canadian Public School Students.
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Hummel, Jeffrey W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Administered the Survey of Reading Attitudes to 613 fourth- , fifth- , and sixth-grade Canadian students. Means, standard deviations, coefficient of alpha reliability estimates, and standard errors of measurement were computed for the eight dimensions of reading attitudes. Results indicated reliability estimates comparable to previous samples.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Reading
Reading Attitudes and Reading Interests of Urban Intermediate Grade Students.
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Hummel, Jeffrey W.; Fisher, Peter J. L. – Psychology in the Schools, 1985
Administered Survey of Reading Attitudes and Bundy Reading Preference Survey to 130 fourth- and fifth-grade students. Significant moderate correlation between total score of Bundy Reading Preference Survey and the Reading as Enjoyment Dimension of the Survey of Reading Attitudes contributes to construct validity of both measures. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Reading Habits, Student Attitudes
Normative Data and Reliability Estimates for Eight Dimensions of Reading Attitude, Part IV-Private School Learning Disabled Students.
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Berkowitz, Nancy; Engin, Ann W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Administered the Survey of Reading Attitudes to 167 intermediate and high school students in three private schools for Learning Disabled children. Statistical analysis viewed in conjunction with the results of the three previous normative studies seemed to support the psychometric soundness of The Survey of Reading Attitudes. (JAC)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Children, Intermediate Grades, Learning Disabilities
The Accuracy of Teacher Predictions of Student Reward Preferences.
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Daly, Marcia D.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Investigated the accuracy of teacher predictions (N=20) of reward preferences of 49 fifth and sixth graders. Findings suggested that students need to be involved in selecting their own rewards when planning behavioral interventions and that for some students, particularly boys, rewards available outside the classroom may be most effective. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Congruence (Psychology), Elementary School Teachers, Intermediate Grades
Hyperactive Children's Perceptions of Teachers' Classroom Behavior.
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Peter, Dennis; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1983
Investigated the relationship between hyperactive behavior and children's (N=92) perceptions of teachers' behavior, particularly acceptance and demand. Hyperactive behavior was significantly related to both variables in the directions of less perceived acceptance and greater perceived demand. Hyperactive boys perceived significantly less…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Hyperactivity
Test-Retest Reliability Estimates for Eight Dimensions of Reading Attitude.
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Wallbrown, Fred H.; Wisneski, Philip D. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Administered the Survey of Reading Attitudes to 68 intermediate-grade students to determine the reliability of the eight attitudinal dimensions which it measures. The test retest interval was seven days. Results showed the scores were relatively stable. Reading anxiety appeared to be a less stable dimension. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Attitude Measures, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Wishes of Fourth- through Seventh-Grade Gifted Students.
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Karnes, Frances A.; Wherry, Jeffrey N. – Psychology in the Schools, 1981
Wishes of students participating in a residential program for the gifted were collected and categorized. Males wished for material things more often than did females. With the exception of fourth graders, subjects made altruistic wishes more frequently than any other wish. (Author)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Altruism, Elementary School Students, Fantasy
The Dimensions of Reading Attitude for Children in the Intermediate Grades
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Engin, Ann W.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1976
This study represents the first phase of an ongoing research program aimed identifying the dimensions of reading attitude and determining how these dimensions relate to a broader range of variables such as reading achievement, scholastic aptitude, classroom behavior, and cognitive styles. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Intermediate Grades
Relationships with Teachers and Bonds with School: Social Emotional Adjustment Correlates for Children with and without Disabilities.
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Murray, Christopher; Greenberg, Mark T. – Psychology in the Schools, 2001
Assesses fifth- and sixth-grade children's relationships with teachers, bonds with schools, and social and emotional adjustment. Analyses of responses reveals that students with disabilities have greater dissatisfaction with their relationships with teachers, poorer bonds with school, and perceived higher school danger than students without…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Environment, Emotional Adjustment, Grade 5