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Peer reviewedEriksson, Katarina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Studied how Swedish schools try to promote students' reading through examination of school-run booktalk conversations held by students in grades 4 through 7. Observations of eight groups show the conflict between the stated aim of promoting reading for pleasure and both tasks presented to students and problems in synchronizing the reading of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedValas, Harald – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2001
Data for 1,833 Norwegian students in grades 4, 7, and 9 show that learning disabled (LD) (n=214) and low achieving (not diagnosed as LD; n=156) attributed success in mathematics and language to ability to a greater extent than other students. LD students showed more helplessness than other low achieving students, although these students showed…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Helplessness
