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

ISBN 10: 0805898727 / ISBN 13: 9780805898729

Published by Routledge, 1997

About this Item

Based on research from the National Reading Research Center (NRRC) at the Universities of Georgia and Maryland, this special issue of "Educational Psychologist" presents the contributors' synthesized work on reading motivation and engagement. Editor(s): Wigfield, Allan; Guthrie, John T. Num Pages: 82 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CJCR; JNA; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 280 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186. . 1997. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Motivation for Reading: Individual, Home, Textual, and Classroom Perspectives: A Special Issue of educational Psychologist
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805898727
• ISBN 13: 9780805898729
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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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.