Middle and high school students' perceptions of how they experience text-based discussions: A multicase study

Reading Research Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 244-267

  Alvermann, Donna E ^a   Young, Josephine Peyton ^a   Weaver, Dera ^b   Hinchman, Kathleen A ^c   Moore, David W ^d   Phelps, Stephen F ^e   Thrash, Esther C ^f   Zalewski, Patricia ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Athens Academy   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^e BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^f The Atlanta School   (United States)

^g Liverpool Central Schools   (United States)

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EID: 0000618047     PISSN: 00340553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/RRQ.31.3.2     Document Type: Article

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