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Peer reviewedSmith, R. Kent; And Others – Reading World, 1975
Reveals that community college reading students are as knowledgeable of efficient reading techniques as the sociology students are. (RB)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Research
Download full textMcCombs, Maxwell E.; And Others – 1987
Noting that the decline in adult newspaper readership does not match the growth in the number of educated adults, a study queried (1) Which characteristics of news items most strongly predict readership levels? and (2) Is there any difference in the best set of predictors for the different age groups (older than and younger than 35)? A readership…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Layout (Publications), Media Research, Newspapers
Wade, Suzanne – 1990
This report reviews the research on text-based interest, defined as those elements within texts that create interest for the majority of readers. Three issues are covered: (1) what kinds of information are considered interesting, both theoretically and empirically; (2) what effects popular strategies for creating interest have on learning…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Interest Research, Reading Comprehension, Reading Interests
Larson, Mark A. – 1983
To investigate the relationship between newspaper readership and community involvement in a nonmetropolitan area, data were collected from a random sample of 300 residents of one California county. The county has one daily newspaper and four weeklies. Subjects were asked if they read a newspaper once a week or more, if they subscribed to any…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Involvement, Mass Media Effects, Media Research
Klug, Beverly J. – 1989
Literature can be used effectively in working with remedial readers to develop their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Three areas need to be addressed when working with remedial readers: (1) the concept of "reading" is usually underdeveloped with remedial students; (2) many remedial students have lowered self-concepts; and (3) many…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interest Inventories, Reading Attitudes
Alilunas, Leo J. – Quill and Scroll, 1974
Reviews several surveys on the reading habits of secondary school students and summarizes the findings of a recent survey on the reading interests of third grade children. (RB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 3, Journalism, Newspapers
Luce, Terrence S.; Johnson, Dale M. – 1978
The threefold purpose of this study was to (1) assess the reputation of professional educational and psychological journals from educators' rankings; (2) compare these findings with rankings from psychologists; and (3) compare the rankings made by different educational interest groups. Usable questionnaires were returned by 682 American…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Researchers, Interests, Professional Recognition
Peer reviewedGuenin, Zena Beth – Journalism Quarterly, 1975
Concludes that traditional and modern, renamed women's pages are not meeting the contemporary needs of American women. (RB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Females, Higher Education, Journalism
Graham, Harold V. – J Reading, 1969
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Reading Interests, Reading Materials, Reading Programs
Duncan, Patricia H.; Goggin, William F. – 1981
As the number of older adults in the United States increases, more must be understood about their reading behaviors so that adequate services might be provided for them. In addition, carefully documented reading behaviors might yield valuable clues to the early establishment of lifelong reading habits. With these goals in view, a study…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Individual Characteristics, Lifelong Learning, Older Adults
Ngandu, Kathleen M. – 1980
A study examined the reading behavior of 101 older adults enrolled in a summer "elderhostel" program offered by a small eastern college. Each subject responded to a questionnaire concerning reading habits, interests, attitudes, and motivations. Results showed that the older adults had a wide range of reading interests, including mysteries,…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Motivation, Older Adults, Reading Attitudes
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. – 1979
This activities guide was produced for use in the Illinois Right to Read Week and includes ideas for numerous activities for schools and the community to encourage reading. It also suggests a series of reading incentive programs for a variety of age groups including adults. The many activities suggested as possibilities for schools include the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Education, Elementary Education, Reading Improvement
ENNIS, PHILIP H. – 1966
PAST STUDIES ON READING AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR FOCUSED ON DIFFERENTIATING INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS ACCORDING TO THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THE BOOKS THEY READ. THESE STUDIES DID NOT DEAL WITH INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBERS. AN APPROACH WAS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY WHAT CONSTITUTES A READING AUDIENCE AND HOW ITS MEMBERS INTERRELATE. AN AGGREGATE LEVEL APPROACH…
Descriptors: Mass Media, Media Research, Participant Characteristics, Reading Habits
Stone, Gerald; Hartung, Barbara W. – 1979
A two-part study was designed to measure the amount of good news and bad news in newspapers and to measure readers' recall of stories that represented good news and bad news. The stories used in the study appeared on the front pages and on one of the inside pages of eight California newspapers during October 1978. A total of 559 telephone…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Journalism, Media Research, News Reporting
Shnayer, Sidney W. – 1968
The relationships between reading interest and reading comprehension were studied through the performances of 578 sixth-grade students divided into seven ability groups. Each group was required to read material with readability scores two grades higher than the group's mean reading ability. They rated the selections according to degrees of…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Readability, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension
