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Peer reviewedWigfield, Allan; Guthrie, John T. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
Aspects of reading motivation and the amount and breadth of reading done were studied with 105 fourth and fifth graders. Children's reading was found to be multidimensional, and their motivation predicted reading amount and breadth even when previous amount and breadth were controlled. Intrinsic motivation was a better predictor than extrinsic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
