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Perceptions of Control Facilitate Reading Engagement
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Vieira, Edward T., Jr.; Grantham, Susan – Reading Psychology, 2011
This study examined how global locus of control influences children's reading engagement or reading involvement and interest in stories. It is based on locus of control, interest, and dual information processing theories. One hundred and seventy students from schools in the northeastern United States, ages 9 to 12, participated. They completed a…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Elementary School Students, Predictor Variables, Reading Interests