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Hold the Applause!: Do Accelerated Reader (TM) and Electronic Bookshelf (TM) Send the Right Message?
Carter, Betty – School Library Journal, 1996
Although the computerized reading management programs, Accelerated Reader and Electronic Bookshelf, increase library circulation and standardized test scores, they have drawbacks. Both programs devalue reading, diminish motivation, limit title choice, restrict materials selection and collection development, discourage independent selection of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Decision Making Skills, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
