Multiple Indicators of Children's Reading Habits and Attitudes: Construct Validity and Cognitive Correlates.

Allen, Linda; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ456642

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Publication Date: 1992

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Multiple Indicators of Children's Reading Habits and Attitudes: Construct Validity and Cognitive Correlates.

Allen, Linda; And Others

Journal of Educational Psychology, v84 n4 p489-503 Dec 1992

Different methods of measuring print experience were studied for 63 fifth graders who completed daily activity diaries. Book reading time estimate was correlated with new measures of reading time that use a checklist. Results support recognition checklist measures as convenient proxy indicators of children's print exposure. (SLD)

Descriptors: Check Lists, Children, Cognitive Processes, Construct Validity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Measures (Individuals), Reading Habits, Student Attitudes, Student Journals

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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