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Carroll, Julia M. and Fox, Amy C. (2017) Reading self-efficacy predicts word reading but not comprehension in both girls and boys. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 . 2056. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02056 ISSN 1664-1078.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02056
Abstract
The relationship between cognitive skills and reading has been well-established. However, the role of motivational factors such as self-efficacy in reading progress is less clear. In particular, it is not clear how self-efficacy relates to word level reading versus comprehension, and whether this differs in boys and girls. This study examines the relationship between self-efficacy, word reading and reading comprehension across the range of reading abilities after controlling for reading-related cognitive factors. One hundred and seventy nine children (86 males and 93 females) between 8 and 11 years old completed a self-report measure of reading self-efficacy together with measures of reading comprehension and word reading, working memory, auditory short-term memory, phonological awareness, and vocabulary. Boys and girls showed similar levels of attainment and reading self-efficacy. Reading self-efficacy was associated with word reading, but not with reading comprehension in either boys or girls. It is argued that this may reflect important differences between reading self-efficacy and more general measures of reading motivation and engagement. Reading self-efficacy is an element of reading motivation that is closely associated with a child’s perceived attainments in reading and is less susceptible to the gender differences seen in broader measures.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Frontiers in Psychology | ||||||
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation | ||||||
ISSN: | 1664-1078 | ||||||
Official Date: | 17 January 2017 | ||||||
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Volume: | 7 | ||||||
Article Number: | 2056 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02056 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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