The Presentation of Time in Short Stories: Effects on the Responses of Developmental Readers.

Entes, Judith

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ERIC Number: EJ495271

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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The Presentation of Time in Short Stories: Effects on the Responses of Developmental Readers.

Entes, Judith

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v9 n1 p19-28 Fall 1992

Describes a study analyzing the effects of time patterns in three short stories on the level of engagement of four remedial reading college freshmen. Describes engaged and disengaged types of reader interaction. Indicates that stories featuring chronological order garnered similar responses from both types, whereas time-shifts discouraged disengaged readers. (23 citations) (MAB)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Research, Reading Skills, Remedial Reading, Student Attitudes, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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