Year 3 boys’ and girls’ enjoyment for reading across economic demographics in Australia. Implications for boys and students from lower SES communities
| Autor: | Laura Scholes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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boys and reading
Demographics International studies 4. Education media_common.quotation_subject education 05 social sciences fiction 050301 education reading enjoyment humanities Education Developmental psychology Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) gender differences Reading (process) economic disadvantage 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology 0503 education 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Inclusive Education. :1-16 |
| ISSN: | 1464-5173 1360-3116 |
| Popis: | International studies have established that reading for enjoyment is linked to higher reading outcomes however there are local variations of the relationship and nuances associated with gender and economic contours. The aim of this study was to examine 318 Australian Year 3 (7 to 8-year-olds) boys’ and girls’ self-reported enjoyment for reading, reading frequency, and achievement on national reading tests. Findings showed that students who indicated higher levels of enjoyment for fiction and non-fiction, and who read more frequently, indicated higher reading achievement. Students attending schools in higher demographic communities tended to attain higher reading scores. An unexpected and significant finding was that fiction was the most favoured reading genre for boys and that more girls had higher levels of enjoyment for non-fiction than boys. These findings challenge the long-standing myth that boy’s prefer non-fiction. The study demonstrates the importance of promoting reading enjoyment – particularly fiction – early in students’ schooling trajectory, with special consideration for boys and students from economically marginalised communities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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