Only a minority of Dutch seventh graders read for leisure, with lower prevalence in the pre-vocational track (19.5%) than the pre-academic track (32.5%)¶
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q3 i? 19.5% of lower-track and 32.5% of higher-track seventh graders reported reading during leisure time. → Mol SE and Jolles J 2014
Evidence¶
Mol SE and Jolles J 2014¶
Mol SE and Jolles J (2014) Reading enjoyment amongst non-leisure readers can affect achievement in secondary school. Front. Psychol. 5:1214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01214
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Survey of 1,071 Dutch seventh graders (548 boys, 523 girls) who selected activities from a list of ten; students checking reading were categorized as leisure readers. The article reports "a minority of only 19.5% of students in the lower and 32.5% in the higher educational track."
"First, we found that a minority of only 19.5% of students in the lower and 32.5% in the higher educational track indicated that they read during their leisure time."
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Related Claims¶
- Leisure readers are far more likely than non-leisure readers to enjoy reading and to engage in mental imagery, in both educational tracks — related
- Boys read for leisure and enjoy reading less than girls, but no sex differences appear in mental imagery — related
- A majority of non-leisure readers report enjoying reading in general (59% lower track, 69% higher track) — related
- In the lower track, reading enjoyment relates to school achievement for girls but not for boys among non-leisure readers — related
- In the higher track, reading enjoyment and sex show main effects on non-leisure readers' school achievement, with enjoyers of both sexes scoring higher — related
- Mental imagery shows no direct relation to school achievement among non-leisure readers, though a ceiling effect limits this null finding — related
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Only a minority of Dutch seventh graders read for leisure, with lower prevalence in the pre-vocational track (19.5%) than the pre-academic track (32.5%) |
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Only a minority of Dutch seventh graders read for leisure, with lower prevalence in the pre-vocational track (19.5%) than the pre-academic track (32.5%) |
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2014 |
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2019 |
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1 — mol-se-and-jolles-j-2014 |
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