An evaluation of the merit reading software program in the Calhoun county (WV) middle/high school

Journal of Research on Technology in Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-195

  Jones, Jerry D ^a   Staats, William D ^b   Bowling, Noel ^b   Bickel, Robert D ^b   Cunningham, Michael L ^b   Cadle, Connie ^b  

^a Marshall University Graduate College   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted instruction; Computer based reading; Reading research; Research based evidence; Research based reading; Scientific based research; Scientifically based reading; Scientifically based research

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008862609     PISSN: 15391523     EISSN: 19450818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15391523.2004.10782432     Document Type: Article

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