Theory-based reading motivation interventions have a small significant positive effect on reading comprehension (d = 0.27)¶

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Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q4 i1 Interventions had a small significant positive effect on reading comprehension (d = 0.27). → van der Sande 2023

Evidence¶

van der Sande 2023¶

van der Sande, L., van Steensel, R., Fikrat-Wevers, S., & Arends, L. (2023). Effectiveness of Interventions that Foster Reading Motivation: a Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09719-3

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Random-effects synthesis of 39 studies with 39 experimental comparisons targeting reading comprehension. The article reports a small significant positive effect, Cohen's d = 0.27 (SE = 0.05), on reading comprehension across these comparisons.

"The 39 studies in the meta-analysis included 55 experimental comparisons targeting affirming motivations, 12 targeting extrinsic motivations, eight targeting undermining motivations, five targeting combined motivations, and 39 targeting reading comprehension."

Discussion¶

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