| Title: |
ABLE: An Instrument for Assessing Elementary Students' Perceptions of Access to Books, Beliefs, and Literacy Environment |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Stack, Maria H.; Moorefield-Lang, Heather; Barksdale, Mary Alice |
| Source: |
Reading Psychology. 2015 36(6):499-518. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
20 |
| Publication Date: |
2015 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Elementary School Students; Access to Education; Access to Information; Beliefs; Literacy; Student Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Psychometrics; Program Validation; Factor Analysis; Reading Habits; Books; Self Efficacy; Urban Schools; Correlation; Evaluation Methods; Test Construction; Educational Environment; Surveys |
| DOI: |
10.1080/02702711.2014.893275 |
| ISSN: |
0270-2711 |
| Abstract: |
In order to promote voluntary reading in elementary school, students need to have access to books they want to read, to believe they can read, and to be in an environment conducive to reading. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument intended to measure students' perceptions in these areas. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on data from 145 elementary school students in one urban elementary school. Results indicated three dimensions of elementary school reading: access to preferred books in school, beliefs as a reader, and literacy environment in school. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
50 |
| Entry Date: |
2015 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1063000 |
| Database: |
ERIC |