NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Nour Abdulaziz Almutawa – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Reading motivation plays an important role in students' reading development. This study examined the effect of grade, gender, and reading ability on students reading motivation. A total of 261 students in grades 5, 8, and 11 from a public school in North central Florida participated in the study. They completed the Motivation to Read Survey…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Reading Motivation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bozack, Amanda R.; Salvaggio, Amy Nicole – Reading Psychology, 2013
This study explores the relationship between academic achievement and reading motivation among adolescent boys. We seek to understand (1) if motivational construct scores change meaningfully over time, (2) what relationship exists between the achievement scores and reported reading motivation, and (3) if students who report higher reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Motivation, Males, Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Klauda, Susan Lutz – Educational Psychology Review, 2009
Parent support for reading is one of the many elements that may play a role in the development and sustainment of children's reading motivation; to date, however, research has focused much more on the role that parents play in their preschool and primary-grade children's reading than in their older children's reading. Thus, this paper examines the…
Descriptors: Parent Influence, Parent Role, Reading Motivation, Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wilson, Nance S.; Kelley, Michelle J. – Reading Horizons, 2010
This article describes a pilot study conducted with 10 identified avid adolescent readers who completed the Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile (AMRP) (Pitcher, Albright, DeLaney, Walker, Seunarienesingh, & Moggie, 2007) that includes both a survey to determine students' self-concept and value of reading and an interview that sheds light on what…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Attitudes, Misconceptions, Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lau, Kit-Ling – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: Most previous studies in Western societies have demonstrated a general decline in school motivation. However, it is not clear whether motivational decline occurs uniformly for all students. The moderating effects of individual and cultural differences on students' motivational decline need to be further explored. Aims: This study aimed…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Incentives, Achievement, Factor Structure
Boardman, Alison Gould; Roberts, Greg; Vaughn, Sharon; Wexler, Jade; Murray, Christy S.; Kosanovich, Marcia – Center on Instruction, 2008
The purpose of this practice brief is to provide schools, districts, and states with background knowledge about best practices for older students who struggle to read. It focuses on the reading skills that adolescents need to more fully access content-area curricula and, in turn, secure a productive future. The authors define adolescent reading as…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Difficulties, Adolescents, Reading Instruction