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EJ544678 IR534872

Title: A Comparison of the Influence of Interactive CD-ROM Storybooks and Traditional Print Storybooks on Reading Comprehension.
Author(s): Matthew, Kathryn
Source: Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v29 n3 p263-75 Spr 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 0888-6504
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1997

This article reports on two experiments designed to study the impact of electronic text on the reading comprehension of third-grade students. Reading comprehension is compared for reading print books versus CD-ROM books, and the results suggest that the reader's comprehension can be increased by electronic texts. (Contains 59 references.) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: *Comparative Analysis; *Electronic Text; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Literature Reviews; *Optical Data Disks; Printed Materials; *Reading Comprehension; *Story Reading