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Cooke, Gwendolyn Jean – 1971
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of reading literary works by black and white writers on students' attitudes toward black literature. One hundred and thirty-two students made up the experimental group, and 157 made up the control group. Both groups were pretested with the Attitude toward Black Literature scale constructed by the…
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Reading, Reading Interests, Reading Research
Download full textHill, Walter, Comp.; Bartin, Norma, Comp. – 1971
This brief annotated bibliography is a revision of an earlier bibliography which concentrated on specific secondary reading programs. The present bibliography is more concerned with the underlying philosophy, evaluation and status, and administration and organization of secondary reading programs. The emphasis is on documents identifying trends…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Courtney, Brother Leonard, Ed. – 1965
Three papers are presented and each is followed by two reactions. The first paper presents methods of dealing with questions about the conduct of scientific theorizing. The theory-models approach is explained as a mode for conducting part of the theory construction tasks required in the complete act of scientific inquiry. In the second paper a…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Models, Motivation, Reading
Morris, Joyce M., Ed. – 1972
A selection of papers originally presented at six annual United Kindgom Reading Association reading conferences, 1964 to 1969, are collected in this volume. The papers selected are of topical or perennial interest and favor practice rather than theory. They are broadly grouped under four headings: theory and practice, media and materials, remedial…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials
Heydenberk, Warren Robert – 1971
The purpose of this study was to compare the results obtained from four methods for estimating reading potential when they were applied to twenty-nine high ability eighth grade students. The estimates were obtained by using the Bond and Tinker formula, the Harris Reading Expectancy Age formula listening capacity level, and the Analysis of Learning…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Listening Comprehension, Reading, Reading Achievement
Miller, Lyle L. – 1972
This manual has been prepared to provide teachers of developmental reading classes with a quick reference to significant ideas and resources. The introductory chapter is an historical critique of reading efficiency programs. Chapter Two includes a resume of some significant research which has influenced the author in his changing attitude toward…
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Materials
Steig, Janet – 1972
Student teacher congruency and its relationship to reading achievement in grades four through six are explored. Two questions were posed. First, do teachers see their students in the same way that the students see themselves? Second, what relationship does this congruency have to reading achievement? One hundred thirty-eight students in fourth,…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Reading, Reading Achievement, Reading Research
Cooper, Charles R. – 1972
This monograph is written primarily for the researcher. It reviews a number of attempts to measure appreciation of literature. The measurements are grouped in two categories: (1) discrimination among poems or prose extracts, and (2) content analysis. Following the review is an evaluation of the limitations and possibilities of these measures. The…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Content Analysis, Literature Appreciation, Poetry
Follman, John; And Others – 1972
The purpose of this study was to examine empirically the definition and the relationships of critical reading and critical thinking. The subjects were Hillsborough County, Florida, fifth graders, predominantly of lower and middle class white background. Several tests, including two critical reading tests, and Cornell Critical Thinking Test Form X,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Grade 5
McConkie, George W.; And Others – 1972
One-hundred and forty undergraduates were divided into seven equal groups; each group read five passages and then answered one of seven types of questions. However, after reading the sixth passage, all subjects received the same type of questions. Reading time for each passage was recorded, and students were encouraged to read faster. Significant…
Descriptors: College Students, Prose, Questioning Techniques, Reading Comprehension
Smith, Richard Lee – 1971
The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between critical reading/thinking and influenceability and the relationships among critical reading/thinking and influenceability, personality factors, intelligence, reading, aptitude, and grade-point average. A high school senior class consisting of 123 males and 108 females was…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Individual Characteristics, Personality
SUMMERS, EDWARD G. – 1964
AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED RESEARCH RELATED TO TEACHING READING IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS PRESENTED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE LISTING OF RESEARCH WHICH COVERED THE PERIOD 1900-1960. THE RESEARCH INCLUDED WAS PUBLISHED IN THE "READING TEACHER" RESEARCH TISSUES FOR 1962, 1963, AND 1964. THE CATEGORIES CONDENSED FROM THE PREVIOUS…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Instruction, Reading
Curry, Jane Helen – 1976
This study investigated the relationship between the number of days spent in an elementary classroom and the reading achievement scores of pupils. Pupils attending a four-quarter, public elementary school for 200 days a year, kindergarten through sixth grade, were compared in reading with pupils attending school for 175 days per year; scores for a…
Descriptors: Attendance, Elementary Education, Quarter System, Reading Achievement
Cardinet, Jean; Weiss, Jacques – 1975
This document reports (in French) the results of an evaluation of reading methods used in the second year of primary school in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel. The data show that, in mastering reading skills, pupils are helped by a "wide" teaching method--flexible teaching aimed at high-level objectives such as reasoning, understanding,…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
Weiss, Jacques – 1976
This document reports (in French) the results of a study assessing the teaching of reading in three Swiss cantons--Geneva, Valais, and Vaud. This study followed a similar study carried out in the canton of Neuchatel. Data show that the reading context (teacher and pupil population, teaching organization, and teacher training) had a favorable…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
