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Vansteelandt, Iris; Mol, Suzanne E.; Van Keer, Hilde – Journal of Research in Reading, 2022
Background: Considering (1) that reading proficiency is fundamental for educational success, (2) the reciprocal relationship between affective aspects of reading (e.g., reading attitude and motivation) and reading behaviour and ability, (3) the alarming decline in students' reading attitude throughout primary and secondary education and (4) the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Attitudes, Reading Motivation
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Van Ammel, Kim; Aesaert, Koen; De Smedt, Fien; Van Keer, Hilde – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: A significant number of secondary school students struggle with comprehending texts proficiently. Enhancing their reading comprehension requires knowledge about how this ability is related to various motivational and behavioural characteristics. The central aim of this study was therefore to investigate the (in)direct relationships…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Grade 9, Reading Comprehension, Reading Motivation
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Wu, Lin; Valcke, Martin; Van Keer, Hilde – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
Reading strategies have been documented as beneficial facilitators for readers to understand text; their potential efficacy, however, has not yet adequately assessed among struggling readers in the context of a large number of students below grade level at secondary schools internationally. Using a pretest-posttest control group experimental…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Chinese, Pretests Posttests