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Direct linkGuthrie, John T.; Coddington, Cassandra S.; Wigfield, Allan – Journal of Literacy Research, 2009
Previous research has investigated motivations for reading by examining positive or affirming motivations, including intrinsic motivation and self-efficacy. Related to them, we examined two negative, or undermining, motivations consisting of avoidance and perceived difficulty. We proposed that the motivations of intrinsic motivation and avoidance…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, African American Students, White Students, Self Motivation
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
