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The relationship between 9th grade students' reading motivation, reading behavior and reading comprehension Ghent University
Research indicates that reading motivation is a central aspect in fostering reading comprehension. The relationship between reading comprehension and reading motivation can have important implications, especially during the adolescence, where the reading motivation of students tends to decline. The present study aims to analyze the relation among 9th grade students’ reading motivation (i.e., both in the recreational and academic context), ...
The relationship between recreational and academic reading motivation, reading frequency and comprehension in late primary school Ghent University
Given the importance of reading motivation for reading frequency and academic reading performance, an in-depth understanding of reading motivation is essential to keep children motivated and encourage them to read. The first aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire measuring recreational and academic reading motivation (SRQ-Reading Motivation), based on self-determination theory, and to explore fifth gradersU+2019 reasons ...
Differential effects of reading strategy intervention for three levels of comprehenders : focus on text comprehension and autonomous reading motivation Ghent University
The present study aimed to explore whether reading strategy intervention directed by the principle of gradual release of responsibility (GRR) improves students' Chinese reading comprehension and autonomous reading motivation (ARM) and whether the intervention effectiveness varies for low, average, and high levels of comprehenders in secondary schools. A 2 × 2 crossover experimental intervention was set up, involving 1688 students from 30 classes ...
Vocational students’ reading motivation profiles and the relationship with reading comprehension Ghent University
The impact of cross-age peer tutoring on third and sixth gradersU+2019 reading strategy awareness, reading strategy use, and reading comprehension Ghent University
The present study explores the impact of an experimental reading intervention focusing on explicit reading strategy instruction and cross-age peer tutoring on third and sixth gradersU+2019 reading strategy awareness, cognitive and metacognitive reading strategy use, and reading comprehension achievement. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. In total, 39 teachers and 762 elementary school students participated in the study. The ...
Use of reading comprehension strategies when reading academic texts in L1 or L2 Ghent University
In higher education, reading of academic texts is considered an essential gateway to scientific knowledge. The use of reading strategies in the L2 literature has been recognized as an important solution to facilitate reading comprehension. In a previous study we determined a differential impact of reading comprehension strategy instruction (RCSI) on learning performance when studying academic texts with different difficulty levels. The research ...
Promoting reading comprehension and reading motivation in Chinese secondary education poor readers Ghent University
There is a challenge for the disadvantaged schools in the educational systems incountries of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as well asthe disadvantaged schools in China to overcome U+201Ceducational povertyU+201D in reading (EuropeanCommission, 2019, p. 7). The percentage of low achievers was 21.7% in OECD countries in2018, which is higher than the Education and Training 2020 benchmark U+2013 anunderachievement ...