Research reports, reviews, etc.

• Modeling effects of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, amount of reading and past reading achievement on text comprehension - intrinsic motivation key to reading comprehension, by J.H.Y. Wang (RRQ, 2004)
• Understanding student motivation - this article overviews theories of academic motivation and their educational implications, by T. Seifert (ER, 2004)
• The influence of home-based reading interactions on 5-year-olds' reading motivations and early literacy development - affective quality of the reading interaction was the most powerful predictor of children's motivations for reading, by S. Sonnenschein (ECRQ, 2002)
• A systematic review of the impact of summative assessment and tests on students' motivation for learning - by EPPI-Centre (June 2002)
• Motivational and cognitive contributions to students' amount of reading - this US study finds that reading for pleasure is primarily due to reading motivation, whilst reading for school is primarily predicted by cognitive reading strategies, by K. E. Cox (CEP, 2001)
• Reading and Mathematics Attainments and Self-esteem in Years 2 and 6 - UK study finds positive correlations between self-esteem and reading attainment, by J Davies (ES, 1999).

• Home and family influences on motivations for reading - parents who have positive views of reading as entertainment have children with more positive views about reading, by L. Baker (EP, 1997)

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