Motivation for Reading: Individual, Home, Textual, and Classroom Perspectives: A Special Issue of educational Psychologist

Wigfield, Allan (Edited by)/ Guthrie, John T. (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 0805898727 / ISBN 13: 9780805898729

Published by Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc, 1997

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80 pages. 11.25x8.75x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Motivation for Reading: Individual, Home, Textual, and Classroom Perspectives: A Special Issue of educational Psychologist
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805898727
• ISBN 13: 9780805898729
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.25 kilograms

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Synopsis

Based on research from the National Reading Research Center (NRRC) at the Universities of Georgia and Maryland, this issue presents the contributors' sythesized work on reading motivation and engagement. Articles are devoted to the following topics:
* the general motivation constructs related to reading;
* home influences on reading motivation;
* readers' responses to different types of text;
* influences of classroom contexts; and
* types of assessment on children's motivation.

About the Author

Edited by Wigfield, Allan; Guthrie, John T.