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Amrita Bains; Carina Spaulding; Jessie Ricketts; Saloni Krishnan – npj Science of Learning, 2023
What affects moment-to-moment motivation to read? Existing reading motivation questionnaires are trait-based and not well suited to capturing the dynamic, situational influences of text or social context. Drawing on the decision science literature, we have created a paradigm to measure situational enjoyment during reading. Using this paradigm, we…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Literature Appreciation, Context Effect, Reader Text Relationship
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Davies, Gareth R.; Proops, Hereward; Carolan, Clare M. – Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2020
This paper reports on the development and piloting of a new model of multiplechoice question (MCQ) assessment used in two undergraduate degree modules at a tertiary university. The new model was purposefully designed to promote deeper learning closely aligned with the SOLO taxonomy. Students were invited to participate in an exploratory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation, Test Construction
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Birketveit, Anna; Rimmereide, Hege Emma – Language Learning Journal, 2017
The case study investigates what impact extensive reading of authentic picture books/illustrated books had on the learners' writing skills in a Norwegian EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom of 11-year-olds. Furthermore, the study also looks into the importance the pictures/illustrations had for the learners and what type of picture-text…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Picture Books, Illustrations, Writing Instruction