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The Role of Reading Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Home Influence in Students' Literacy Achievement: A Preliminary Examination of Fourth Graders in Abu Dhabi
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Yang, Guang; Badri, Masood; Al Rashedi, Asma; Almazroui, Karima – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2018
Background: This study aimed to identify motivation and home influence factors that predict reading literacy achievement of grade 4 students in Abu Dhabi. It drew on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011 data, which placed Abu Dhabi students' results substantially below the international benchmark of 500. Methods:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Family Influence, Reading Achievement
Does Non-Participation in Preschool Affect Children's Reading Achievement? International Evidence from Propensity Score Analyses
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Hogrebe, Nina; Strietholt, Rolf – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016
While expectations are high for early childhood education to support students' reading literacy, research findings are inconclusive. The purpose of the study is to estimate the effect of preschool non-participation on reading literacy at the end of primary school. That is, what is the average achievement of children who did not attend preschool…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Reading Achievement, Emergent Literacy, Student Participation