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ERIC Number: EJ237652
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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The Effect of Topic Interest on the Reading Comprehension of Higher Ability Students.
Stevens, Kathleen
Journal of Educational Research, v73 n6 p365-68 Jul-Aug 1980
Fifth- and sixth-grade students were given reading passages of higher and lower interest and tested on their comprehension of these passages. Results revealed that higher interest materials significantly facilitated the reading comprehension of high ability students but had little effect on lower and middle ability students. (JD)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Grade 6, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Interests, Student Interests, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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