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Download full textLancy, David F.; Hayes, Bernard L. – 1986
A study determined whether students with an average interest in reading would become more interested in reading if they used interactive fiction computer games involving a quest or solving a problem in conjunction with required reading. Eight students in grades five through eight participated in a workshop that met 3 hours a day, 4 days a week,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
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Direct linkMallette, Marla H.; Henk, William A.; Melnick, Steven A. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2004
Although the highly popular Accelerated Reader (AR) book reading incentive program claims to motivate children of all reading ability levels, very little independent empirical research has examined this assertion. To help fill this void, we used two related three-factor mixed designs with Method (AR vs. Control), Gender, and either Grade Level…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Incentives, Motivation Techniques, Reading Attitudes
