In the lower track, reading enjoyment relates to school achievement for girls but not for boys among non-leisure readers¶
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q3 i1 The sex × reading enjoyment interaction on school achievement was significant among lower-track non-leisure readers (η2 = 0.02), with girl enjoyers scoring 0.40 grade points higher. → 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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GLM Univariate ANCOVA with classroom type as covariate among 290 lower-track non-leisure readers. The article reports "girls who were reading enjoyers scored 0.40 average grade points higher" than non-enjoyers, while boys' enjoyment did not explain achievement.
"The interaction between sex and reading enjoyment was significant as well [F(1,283) = 6.41, p = 0.012, η2 = 0.02]. As is shown in Figure 1A, girls who were reading enjoyers scored 0.40 average grade points higher than girls who were non-enjoyers; whereas boys’ reading enjoyment did not seem to explain their school achievements."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Achievement Emotions — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Interest — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- 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
- Leisure readers are far more likely than non-leisure readers to enjoy reading and to engage in mental imagery, in both educational tracks — related
- A majority of non-leisure readers report enjoying reading in general (59% lower track, 69% higher track) — related
- Mental imagery shows no direct relation to school achievement among non-leisure readers, though a ceiling effect limits this null finding — related
- 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%) — related
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In the lower track, reading enjoyment relates to school achievement for girls but not for boys among non-leisure readers |
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In the lower track, reading enjoyment relates to school achievement for girls but not for boys among non-leisure readers |
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2014 |
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2026-10-20 |
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