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Retelsdorf, Jan; Koller, Olaf; Moller, Jens – Learning and Instruction, 2011
This research aimed at identifying unique effects of reading motivation on reading performance when controlling for cognitive skills, familial, and demographic background. We drew upon a longitudinal sample of N = 1508 secondary school students from 5th to 8th grade. Two types of intrinsic reading motivation (reading enjoyment, reading for…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Reading Motivation, Competition, Literature Appreciation
Cooper, Charles R.; Purves, Alan C. – 1973
Designed as a supplement to "Responding: Ginn Interrelated Sequences in Literature," this evaluation guide offers the following: a discussion of general objectives for literature study, interpretative measures for use with the diagnostic test of specific skills, student attitude scales, a check list and evaluation procedure for observing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Diagnostic Tests
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Valentine, Kristin B.; Jacobsen, Janet L. – Public Libraries, 1992
Describes a public library program designed to stimulate appreciation of adult fiction written in and about the contemporary western United States. Discussion covers project objectives, oral interpretation of literature, project phases, study guides and bibliographies, staff orientation, lectures, evaluators, personnel, publicity, problems, and…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Evaluation Methods, Fiction, Grants