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Reading motivation as the key to reading success? Studying the relations between reading comprehension, reading frequency and reading motivation and the impact of a reading promotion
Code
01J13909
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 October 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Education curriculum
    • Education systems
    • General pedagogical and educational sciences
    • Specialist studies in education
    • Other pedagogical and educational sciences
Keywords
reading motivation reading performance elementary education
 
Project description
 

This study will investigate which theoretical and empirical validated model can explain the relationships between reading performance, reading frequency and reading motivation in elementary schools. Furthermore, the impact of a reading promotion intervention programme on the reading motivation, frequency and comprehension of elementary school children will be explored.