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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Authors

Guang Yang · Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge

Masood Badri · Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge

Asma Al Rashedi · Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge

Karima Almazroui · Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge

Abstract

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.

Topics & Keywords

Parental Involvement in Education Reading and Literacy Development Diverse Education Studies and Reforms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Large-scale Assessments in Education

Volume 6, Issue 1

DOI: 10.1186/s40536-018-0063-0

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