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Peer reviewedWigfield, Allan; McCann, Ann Dacey – Reading Teacher, 1997
Discusses recent work on the nature of children's motivations for reading, in particular a reading-specific measure of motivation called the Motivations for Reading Questionnaire. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Attitudes, Reading Motivation, Reading Research
Download full textWigfield, Allan; And Others – 1996
A study assessed dimensions of children's reading motivations by giving them a revised version of the Motivations for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ). The MRQ is designed to assess 11 possible dimensions of reading motivations, including reading efficacy, several intrinsic and several extrinsic reading motivations, social aspects of reading, and the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Reading Achievement
Wigfield, Allan; And Others – 1996
This paper describes the Motivations for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ), including information on how the MRQ can be used and how to administer and score it. The MRQ assesses 11 possible dimensions of reading motivations. It can be used with children in late elementary school and middle school. Scores on the MRQ have been shown to relate to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
