Page No – 106-113.
Debdulal Dutta Roy
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
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The article reports results of two consecutive studies designed to extend
knowledge about construct validity of reading motivation and to examine its
utility in the prediction of academic achievement. In first study, data were collected
from 881 students of primary education through reading motivation questionnaire
with seven domains . Correspondence analysis reveals two latent traits (intrinsic
and extrinsic) of reading motivation. In the second study, reading motivation
questionnaire was administered to 200 students and their academic performances
in schools were collected. Results reveal inverse relation between latent traits.
Composite scores of intrinsic reading motivation were positively and those of
extrinsic reading motivation were negatively correlated with academic
performance
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