| Autor: |
Manzo, Anthony V., Manzo, Ula, Barnhill, Amy, Thomas, Matthew |
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Reading Psychology; Jul-Sep2000, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p217-232, 16p |
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This preliminary study reports a two-part investigation of qualitative differences in reading/thinking found among college students. A self-report inventory, ''Myself as a Reader,'' was the primary instrument used in data collection for Part 1. A factor analysis of the inventory responses of 91 participants yielded four relatively distinct strands, with surprisingly high weightings on self-doubt about basic skill competencies, and on what appear to be gender-schema factors. In the subsequent Part 2 survey, 12 participants were asked to classify themselves in one of the four strands identified in the factor analysis, or as ''other.'' All but 2 of the 12 found one of the factor clusters to be defining of their own reading/thinking styles. This was taken as further verification of the profile strands generated in Part 1 of the study. The identification and further study of these heretofore unrecognized strands, or possible 'proficient reader subtypes' (PRSs), could redefine literacy theory, assessment, and practice, as well as the roles of professional literacy providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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