ABSTRACT

Reading motivation is an important factor that can predict reading performance in elementary school. The present study aimed to investigate whether reading motivation could mediate the relationship between reading skills at the beginning of school and reading performance in the middle of elementary school. Longitudinal data from 979 students (52% girls) in Russia were used. Data on early reading skills in Grade 1 and reading comprehension and reading motivation in Grade 3 were collected. The results indicated that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in Grade 3 predicted reading performance in Grade 3 after controlling for reading skills in Grade 1. A two-level multilevel mediation analysis showed that intrinsic motivation did not mediate but extrinsic motivation partly mediated the effect of reading skills in Grade 1 on subsequent reading performance. The results are discussed in light of previous studies. Suggestions for future research and practical implications are also discussed.

摘要

阅读动机是可以预测小学阅读成绩的重要因素。本研究旨在调查阅读动机是否可以在开学初期阅读技能与小学中期阅读成绩之间起中介作用。使用了来自俄罗斯 979 名学生（52% 女生）的纵向数据。收集了 1 年级早期阅读技能和 3 年级阅读理解和阅读动机的数据。结果表明，在控制了 1 年级的阅读技能后，3 年级的内在和外在动机可以预测 3 年级的阅读成绩。一项两级多级中介分析表明，内在动机没有中介作用，但外在动机部分中介了一年级阅读技能对后续阅读成绩的影响。根据先前的研究对结果进行了讨论。还讨论了对未来研究和实际意义的建议。