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Direct linkMarinak, Barbara A.; Gambrell, Linda B. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2010
In an attempt to more clearly understand the erosion of motivation in some readers, a number of researchers (Mohr, 2006; Smith & Wilhelm, 2002) and organizations (The Education Alliance, 2007) have called for the investigation of gender differences in all readers, including young children. Consequently, this study focused on younger, average…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Reading Motivation, Reading Ability
Marinak, Barbara A.; Gambrell, Linda B. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2008
This study investigated the effects of reward proximity and choice of reward on the reading motivation of third-grade students as measured by indicators of task persistence. The major finding from this study was that students who were given a book as a reward and students who received no reward were more motivated to engage in subsequent reading…
Descriptors: Proximity, Persistence, Reading Motivation, Rewards
