Impact of Choice on Student Motivation to Read

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dc.contributor.advisorRhoades, Thomas
dc.contributor.advisorBrennan, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorWiggins, Kelly
dc.contributor.programMasters of Educationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T16:04:17Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T16:04:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the impact text choice on adolescent students’ motivation to read. This study involved the use of descriptive design to understand the impact of allowing student text choice on student motivation to read. Two questionnaires were developed. The first questionnaire was given to the target population and depending on responses; a smaller sample group – a purposive sample was created for the final study. Purposive sample group was made of twenty sixth-grade students. Findings of this study suggests that student choice of text alone did not impact student motivation. Results suggested interest in the reading material demonstrated a greater impact on motivation than choice alone.en_US
dc.format.extent25 pagesen_US
dc.genreaction research papersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m28cxt-q43g
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/21519
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationMaster of Education
dc.relation.isAvailableAtGoucher College, Baltimore, MD
dc.rightsThis work may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.
dc.subjectstudent choiceen_US
dc.subjectmotivationen_US
dc.subject.lcshEducation -- Research papers (Graduate).
dc.titleImpact of Choice on Student Motivation to Readen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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