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Erik Joseph Borne – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Considering teens' progressive reading decline and disinterest, this mixed methods quasi-experimental study investigated the impact of providing high school students freedom to choose books in English class on their reading volume and reading identities. In a rural Midwestern school, the control group followed a traditional English curriculum with…
Descriptors: High School Students, English Curriculum, Reading Material Selection, Self Concept
Johnson, Rebecca Rose – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research explored ways in which educators can provide learners with differentiated instruction through student choice that provides engagement to positively interact with a student's reading identity. Throughout their learning journey, learners may have both positive and negative experiences with reading that directly affect their reading…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Reading
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Artola, Teresa; Sastre, Santiago; Jiménez-Blanco, Amelia; Alvarado, Jesús Mª – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2021
Introduction: Attitude, motivation and interests in reading are three fundamental aspects of reading as entertainment. ACTIM-LEC is an instrument designed to measure these components, and also includes other relevant factors in establishing a reading habit, such as attitude towards study and reading preferences. The objective of the present…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, Reading Motivation, Reading Interests, Reading Habits
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Adelson, Jill L.; Cash, Kathleen M.; Pittard, Caroline M.; Sherretz, Christine E.; Pössel, Patrick; Blackburn, Allison D. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2019
The Reading and Me Survey (R&MS) measures reading self-perceptions and enjoyment of reading of intermediate elementary students and parallels the Math & Me Survey (M&MS). We examined its psychometric properties through content validation, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and reliability and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Literature Appreciation, Reading Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Schreuder, Mary-Celeste; Savitz, Rachelle S. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
This article describes findings related to changes in the reading motivation of 12th grade language arts students who participated in an online book club partnership with college students. The study investigated the motivational impact of self-selected young adult novels, social interaction with college students and peers, and the online context…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Adolescent Literature, Clubs, Grade 12
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Jang, Bong Gee; Conradi, Kristin; McKenna, Michael C.; Jones, Jill S. – Reading Teacher, 2015
The main purpose of this article is to provide educators with clear definitions of motivational factors in reading so that instructional planning can capitalize on important distinctions. The authors present definitions of a small set of related motivational concepts (including attitudes, interests, self-efficacy, self-concept, goals, and value)…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Definitions, Reading Motivation, Instructional Development
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Parameswaran, Radhika – Journal of Communication, 1999
Contributes to cultural-studies scholarship on ethnographic media studies by examining the reception of imported romance novels among women in postcolonial urban India. Shows that romance novels were found pleasurable because they were an extension of Indian women's childhood English-language reading, and they were viewed as resources to improve…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Females, Foreign Countries, Mass Media Use