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Direct linkGuthrie, John T.; Hoa, Laurel W.; Wigfield, Allan; Tonks, Stephen M.; Perencevich, Kathleen C. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2006
The processes of change in children's reading motivation have not been widely studied. We investigated whether situated interest for a specific book may lead to longer-term intrinsic motivation for general reading. Two schools with 120 grade 3 students filled out reading logs identifying their reasons for reading their favorite books twice. In…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Grade 3, Reading Achievement, Incentives
Download full textSweet, Anne P.; Guthrie, John T. – 1994
An exploratory study examined teachers' perceptions of students' motivation to read and the relationship between those perceptions and students' reading achievement. Focus groups of third- and fifth-grade teachers were convened and given an initial questionnaire. A second questionnaire based on those findings was developed and field-tested with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Focus Groups, Grade 3
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T.; Wigfield, Allan; Metsala, Jamie L.; Cox, Kathleen E. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 1999
Reports the results of two studies which further examine the relations of motivational-variables contribution to reading achievement and text comprehension. Results revealed that reading amount significantly predicted text comprehension (with other variables controlled) in both studies (Study 1 included third and fifth graders; Study 2 included…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10, Grade 3, Grade 5
