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Download full textWigfield, Allan; Guthrie, John T. – 1995
A study examined the dimensions of children's motivation for reading. Eleven different dimensions of reading motivations were proposed, including intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for reading, perceptions of reading efficacy, social aspects of reading, and reading disincentives. An 82-item questionnaire was developed to measure each dimension,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Factor Analysis, Intermediate Grades, Questionnaires
Sweet, 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
