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Kavanagh, Lauren – Journal of Research in Reading, 2019
Background: There is increasing recognition of the contribution of affective factors such as motivation to the development of reading competence. Reading activity is theorised to mediate associations between motivation and achievement, but this has been tested empirically only rarely. Method: This study employed structural equation modelling to…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Children, Correlation, Reading Achievement
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Moss, Gemma; Mcdonald, John W. – Journal of Research in Reading, 2004
This paper explores whether analysis of school library borrowing records can reveal any insights into the reading habits of junior age children. Data in the form of computerised library-borrowing records were collected from a cohort of 90 Year 6 (age 10-11 years) children over the full course of the academic year. Two-thirds of the cohort were…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, School Libraries, Reading Habits, Research Methodology