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ERIC Number: EJ379840
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Interactive Fiction and the Reluctant Reader.
Lancy, David F.; Hayes, Bernard L.
English Journal, v77 n7 p42-46 Nov 1988
Studies eight students (grades five-nine) to discover whether students with less than average interest in reading would spend a greater amount of time engaged in interactive fiction. Finds that students spend more time with interactive fiction, if they are successful at the quest. Discusses implications for English and reading instruction. (MM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Attitudes, Reading Research, Recreational Reading, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Interactive Fiction; Reluctant Readers