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McCabe, Patrick P.; Kraemer, Linda A.; Miller, Paul M.; Parmar, Rene S.; Ruscica, Marybeth B. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2006
This study had two purposes. One was to investigate the effect of text format on underachieving first-year college students' self-efficacy for reading; the second was to compare self-efficacy ratings with subsequent reading comprehension. Seventy-six students in a university learning support services program at a large Northeastern university…
Descriptors: Underachievement, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy
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McCabe, Patrick P.; Miller, Paul M. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2003
Examines the validity and reliability of a questionnaire developed to determine if college students in the America Reads Challenge who tutored elementary school children reported attitude changes. Finds significant positive attitude changes along the four dimensions of the questionnaire: attitude toward self, children, tutoring, and others. Notes…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Higher Education