Publications [#250642] of Steven R. Asher

Journal Articles

1. Asher, SR; Markell, RA (1974). Sex differences in comprehension of high- and low-interest reading material. Journal of Educational Psychology, 66(5), 680-687. [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/18)

   Abstract:
   Investigated whether sex differences in reading comprehension are affected by variations in the interest level of the material. 49 male and 38 female 5th graders' interests were assessed using a picture-rating technique. Each child then read material that corresponded to his or her high- and low-interest areas. The cloze procedure was used to measure comprehension. Results indicate that boys read as well as girls on high-interest material but that they were significantly poorer readers of low-interest material.