Abstract:In 1919 Gray (1) studied the uses which high school teachers made of reading during supervised study periods. His approach was interesting. First he requested the teachers of the University of Chicago High School to name the various ways they employed reading in the preparation of assignments. Twenty-nine uses of reading were stated by these teachers. Gray next submitted the list of twenty-nine statements to 250 teachers "representing all departments of typical high schools." Teachers were asked to check the f… Show more
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