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Conradi, Kristin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research investigating affective dimensions in reading has long been plagued by vaguely defined constructs and, consequently, by an array of potentially problematic instruments designed to measure them. This mixed-methods study investigated the relationship among three popular group-administered instruments intended to tap affective constructs in…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Silent Reading, Second Language Learning, Affective Measures
Barrier-Ferreira, Julia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigated the impact of the "LANGUAGE!" literacy instruction on the reading comprehension and motivation to read of struggling middle school readers compared to that of a balanced literacy instruction. A convenience sample of sixth, seventh and eighth grade students (n = 175) from a small, suburban middle school in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation, Reading Difficulties