Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| Clearing House: A Journal of… | 1 |
| Cognition and Instruction | 1 |
| English Language Teaching | 1 |
| Journal of Adolescent & Adult… | 1 |
| ProQuest LLC | 1 |
| School Library Monthly | 1 |
Author
| Cho, Byeong-Young | 1 |
| Ebrahimzadeh, Mohsen | 1 |
| Evans, Ellen | 1 |
| Hamilton, Buffy J. | 1 |
| McDaniel, Kathryn N. | 1 |
| Place, Janice Becker | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 6 |
| Secondary Education | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Iran | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkEvans, Ellen – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2017
E-book sales are down nationwide, and younger readers are proving to be surprisingly persistent in their preference for printed books. Although 66% of schools nationwide offer e-books, adoption is growing at a slower than expected rate. This study takes a closer look at high school students' experiences as they read John Steinbeck's fictional…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Printed Materials, Books, Educational Technology
Download full textEbrahimzadeh, Mohsen – English Language Teaching, 2017
The present study investigated vocabulary acquisition through a commercial digital video game compared to a traditional pencil-and-paper treatment. Chosen through cluster sampling, 241 male high school students (age 12-18) participated in the study. They were randomly assigned to one of the following groups. The first group, called Readers,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Video Games, Conventional Instruction, Educational Technology
McDaniel, Kathryn N. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
Too often, students reach college without the learning, critical thinking, and literacy skills they need to succeed in higher education. Recent educational trends that promote teaching to the test, short reading and writing assignments, group work, and technological resources contribute to students' difficulties transitioning to college-level…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Teaching Methods, Attention, College Preparation
Hamilton, Buffy J. – School Library Monthly, 2012
Since 2009, the author has been using an activity that she calls "book tasting" to help teens select books for independent reading assignments. While she is sure she is not the first to do this kind of activity, the term "book tasting" seems to appeal to the teens. Book tasting has been extremely successful in pairing up students with texts that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, World Literature, Multiple Literacies, Reading Assignments
Cho, Byeong-Young – Cognition and Instruction, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the type, pattern, and complexity of Internet reading strategies used by seven accomplished high school readers. Individual participants performed an academic Internet reading task with the goal of developing critical questions about their chosen controversial topic. Strategies for Internet reading were…
Descriptors: Internet, Reading Strategies, High School Students, Reading Assignments
Place, Janice Becker – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate what happened when grade 11 high school honors students blogged about their summer reading under the monitoring of a teacher during vacation. I proposed that an educational blog might serve as an effective tool during summer vacation to help students retain skills or learning while at a physical…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Grade 11, High School Students
