For a sample of 149 third, fourth, and fifth grade pupils, scores from a reading attitude inventory correlated .17 (p < .05) with combined scores on the subtests of Reading in the Metropolitan Achievement Tests. Although statistically significant, this finding suggests that the inventory did not reflect an attitudinal construct that was a major factor in reading success for the sample studied.
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