Validation of a Reading Attitude Scale for Elementary Students and an Investigation of the Relationship between Attitude and Achievement.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Roettger, Doris; Szymczuk, Mike; Millard, Joseph
- Source
- Journal of Educational Research; Jan/Feb79, Vol. 72 Issue 3, p138-142, 5p, 4 Charts
- Subject
- READING (Secondary)
STUDENTS
ACADEMIC achievement
ABILITY testing
- Language
- ISSN
- 00220671
Examines the effectiveness of the Attitude Scale Toward Reading, an instrument for measuring the attitude of secondary students developed by Estes. Simplification of the instrument for use in the elementary level; Validation of the modified instrument; Investigation on the relationship between attitude and reading achievement among elementary students.