The investigation of reading attitude based on Mathewson’s model
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https://doi.org/10.21030/anyp.2013.2.3Keywords:
reading performance, reading attitude, gender differences, model, moderating factorsAbstract
The study aims to draw attention to the decreasing motivation for reading among youngsters
all around the world and to the gender differences in reading performance. The results of
international measures show that girls are better at reading than boys. This study investigates the
relation between reading performance and reading attitude. It analyses attitude as an explanatory
variable of performance. Mathewson’s model of reading attitude is introduced which aims at better
understanding attitude by taking all its aspects into consideration and controlling all moderating
factors. The model also helps to organize the development of attitude into a more conscious
pedagogical activity and justifies the quantitative and qualitative research of reading attitude.
Finally, the study shows how the model is directly applicable in teaching practices.
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