Motivation for reading is important to comprehension and has been studied extensively in offline reading contexts. However, little is known about the role of motivation in online reading, a new and increasingly important context for reading, largely because of a lack of valid and reliable instruments to estimate a student’s motivation for online reading. The authors report on the development of the Motivations for Online Reading Questionnaire (MORQ) among 1,798 seventh-grade students in two states. Results from confirmatory factor analysis revealed a three-factor solution for the MORQ: curiosity/value, self-efficacy, and self-improvement beliefs. Additionally, measurement invariance across female and male students was established. Predictive validity of the MORQ was supported by the positive and significant contribution of the MORQ to the Online Research and Comprehension Assessment, an established measure of online reading comprehension. Results help establish the MORQ as a well-validated instrument for measuring online reading motivation. Results are discussed in relation to theory, research, and practice.

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在线阅读学习动机评估工具的特点和有效性

阅读动机对于理解很重要，并且已在离线阅读环境中进行了广泛研究。然而，人们对在线阅读中动机的作用知之甚少，这是一种新的、越来越重要的阅读环境，主要是因为缺乏有效和可靠的工具来估计学生在线阅读的动机。作者报告了两个州 1,798 名七年级学生在线阅读动机问卷 (MORQ) 的发展情况。验证性因素分析的结果揭示了 MORQ 的三因素解决方案：好奇心/价值、自我效能和自我提升信念。此外，还建立了男女学生的测量不变性。MORQ 的预测有效性得到了 MORQ 对在线研究和理解评估的积极和显着贡献的支持，在线研究和理解评估是在线阅读理解的既定衡量标准。结果有助于建立 MORQ 作为衡量在线阅读动机的经过充分验证的工具。结果将结合理论、研究和实践进行讨论。