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Peer reviewedAsher, Steven R. – Child Development, 1979
Fifth-grade children's interests were assessed and two weeks later each child received a set of encyclopedia passages in cloze format. Half of these passages corresponded to the child's most preferred topics and half to the child's least preferred topics. Results indicated that both Black and White children comprehended more of their high- than…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Racial Differences
