Motivation for reading and middle school students' performance on standardized testing in reading

Reading Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-235

  Mucherah, Winnie ^a   Yoder, Alyssa ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45749131019     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02702710801982159     Document Type: Article

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