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Hall, Leigh A. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2020
Individuals who self-identify as poor readers can have a range of reading experiences, practices, and abilities. The author examined how adolescents and adults who self-identified as poor readers (a) found enjoyment in reading an interactive fiction app, (b) why they chose to engage with a text-based app, and (c) if their involvement with the app…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Recreational Reading, Adults, Adolescents
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2023
This study aimed to explore the magazines and topics that female college students like to read, and the topics that senior and junior high school reading textbooks contain. Findings of questionnaire-surveys with female college students at King Saud University revealed that 77% of the students read women's magazines; 77% like to read about fashion…
Descriptors: Females, Islam, Religious Factors, Foreign Countries
Lancy, 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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Mallette, 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