ERIC Number: EJ1224278
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Publication Date: 2019-Sep
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Multiple Dimensions of Adolescents' Reading Attitudes and Their Relationship with Reading Comprehension
Jang, Bong Gee; Ryoo, Ji Hoon
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v32 n7 p1769-1793 Sep 2019
Despite a growing research base that explores motivational constructs in reading and their relationship to achievement, nuanced questions remain. The present study examines the complex relationships among attitudes, proficiency, grade, and gender. Attitudes were differentiated by purpose (recreational vs. academic) and medium (digital vs. print), and a survey comprising those four subscales was administered to 586 Korean adolescents. Results showed that attitudes toward Recreational Print, Academic Print, and Academic Digital reading are positively associated while attitudes toward Recreational Digital reading are negatively associated with the other three attitudes. We also found that reading attitudes significantly predicted reading comprehension scores. We discuss these results and suggest implications for adolescent literacy instruction.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Reading Attitudes, Reading Comprehension, Recreational Reading, Printed Materials, Electronic Publishing, Reading Instruction, Literacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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