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The Problem of Reading Motivation Multidimensionality: Theoretical and Statistical Evaluation of a Reading Motivation Scale
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Jéldrez, Elvira; Cain, Kate; Silva, Macarena; Strasser, Katherine – Reading Psychology, 2023
Reading motivation is multidimensional and a critical contributor to students' reading comprehension skill. Its multidimensionality is problematic, as there is currently no consensus on the dimensions underlying reading motivation, which are being tested through a variety of instruments that lack statistical validation. Our goal was to discuss the…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Factor Structure
Elementary Students' Motivation to Read and Genre Preferences
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Ives, Samantha T.; Parsons, Seth A.; Parsons, Allison Ward; Robertson, Dana A.; Daoud, Nisreen; Young, Chase; Polk, Lisa – Reading Psychology, 2020
This study examines the psychometric properties of a reading motivation measure with a sample of upper elementary students in the United States (n = 195). The research explores upper elementary students' motivation to read, the amount/frequency of their reading in general, and their preferences for different text genres. Factor analyses support…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Motivation, Reading Motivation, Literary Genres
Low-Income Elementary Students Access to Books & Reading Motivation
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Zucker, Tricia A.; Oh, Yoonkyung; Conradi Smith, Kristin; Baker-Finck, Julie – Reading Psychology, 2022
This study examines the feasibility of adding a proximal outcome survey to a book distribution program. We also examine access to books at home for Grade 3 to 5 students experiencing poverty and relations with reading motivation and reading amount. Finally, we describe students' book preferences by analyzing the difficulty and genres of texts they…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Books, Family Environment
Reading Motivation in Spanish-Speaking Dual Language Learners: Comparing Two Types of Student Report
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Klauda, Susan Lutz; Taboada Barber, Ana; McAllen, Elizabeth B. – Reading Psychology, 2020
Employing a mixed methods approach, this study examined the reading motivations of dual language learners (DLLs) in Grades 3-5 in a suburban Title I school in which the student population was predominantly Hispanic. Twenty-one students completed self-report surveys and participated in interviews focused on two intrinsic motivations (involvement…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Bilingual Students, Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students
The Contributions of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reading Motivation to the Development of Reading Competence over Summer Vacation
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Schaffner, Ellen; Schiefele, Ulrich – Reading Psychology, 2016
This study addressed the role of reading motivation as a potential determinant of losses or gains in reading competence over six weeks of summer vacation (SV). Based on a sample of 223 third-grade elementary students, structural equation analyses showed that intrinsic reading motivation before SV contributed positively to both word and sentence…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Motivation, Reading Comprehension, Role
Relationship between Graphical Device Comprehension and Overall Text Comprehension for Third-Grade Children
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Roberts, Kathryn L.; Norman, Rebecca R.; Cocco, Jaime – Reading Psychology, 2015
This study examined relationships between reading comprehension, known predictors of reading comprehension (i.e., cognitive flexibility, fluency, reading motivation and attitude, vocabulary), and graphical device comprehension. One-hundred fifty-six third graders completed assessments of known predictor variables and an assessment tapping…
Descriptors: Correlation, Reading Comprehension, Predictor Variables, Cognitive Ability