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Download full textJose, Paul E.; Brewer, William F. – 1983
To examine the effect of structural factors on the development of story appreciation, a developmental model of story liking for suspense stories was tested by having second, fourth, and sixth grade children rate suspense stories on 10 affective scales. Specifically, the model predicted that (1) reader identification would increase with greater…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Age Differences, Characterization, Childrens Literature
Swayne, Philip E. – 1975
Designed to assess children's preferences for story settings, the instrument requires children to indicate their preference for a story setting in each of 36 pairs of contrasting pictures, 12 pairs in each of the following categories: (1) fantasy versus realism, (2) past versus contemporary, and (3) geographically remote versus the near-at-hand.…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Forced Choice Technique
Peer reviewedBard, Therese Bissen; Leide, John E. – Library and Information Science Research, 1985
Library circulation records for five years in one Hawaiian elementary school were analyzed to discover patterns according to sex and grade level; identify titles, subjects, and types of books circulated; and determine circulation of Hawaiiana and books about Asia. Bibliography of 129 titles mentioned in text is included. (11 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Graphs, Hypothesis Testing
Greaney, Vincent; Neuman, Susan B. – 1983
To determine if purposes in reading differ with sex, grade level, and nationality, a 16-item "Functions of Reading Scale" (developed from content analysis of student essays on why they like to read) was administered to 459 Irish (Dublin, Ireland) and American (Windham, Connecticut) students in grades three, five, and eight. Data…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
