Examining Associations Between Reading Motivation and Inference Generation Beyond Reading Comprehension Skill |
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Authors: | Virginia Clinton |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakotavirginia.clinton@und.edu |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between reading motivation and inference generation while reading. Undergraduate participants (N = 69) read two science articles while thinking aloud, completed a standardized reading comprehension assessment, and self reported their habitual reading motivation. Findings indicate that overall reading motivation, one component of intrinsic motivation (reading as a sense of self), and one component of extrinsic motivation (reading to do well in other realms) were positively associated with text-connecting inference generation independent of reading comprehension skill. These findings are discussed in the context of standards of coherence. |
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