Teacher autonomy support counters declining trend in intrinsic reading motivation across secondary school

IF 2.7 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

European Journal of Psychology of Education Pub Date : 2024-05-09 DOI:10.1007/s10212-024-00842-5

Laura Engler, Andrea Westphal

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Abstract

Students’ intrinsic motivation to read, which is relevant to all forms of learning, tends to decline throughout secondary school. Based on self-determination theory (SDT), this study examines whether this downward trend is slowed when students perceive greater autonomy support in the classroom. We used large-scale panel data from the NEPS comprising N = 8193 students in Germany who reported their intrinsic motivation to read and their perceived autonomy support from German teachers at annual intervals from fifth to eighth grade. Scalar longitudinal measurement invariance was found for intrinsic reading motivation (IRM) and teacher autonomy support (TAS). A dual change score model showed a decline in IRM and a negative, non-significant decrease in TAS over time. Confirming our hypothesis, the decline in IRM was slowed by earlier levels of TAS. We discuss methods to counteract the decline in intrinsic reading motivation.

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教师自主支持扭转了中学内在阅读动力下降的趋势

学生阅读的内在动机与所有形式的学习都息息相关，但在整个中学阶段，学生阅读的内在动机呈下降趋势。基于自我决定理论（SDT），本研究探讨了当学生在课堂上感受到更多的自主支持时，这种下降趋势是否会减缓。我们使用了来自德国国家教育调查（NEPS）的大规模面板数据，这些数据包括 N = 8193 名德国学生，他们在五年级至八年级期间每年报告一次自己的内在阅读动机以及他们从德国教师那里感知到的自主支持。发现内在阅读动机（IRM）和教师自主支持（TAS）的尺度纵向测量不变量。双重变化分值模型显示，随着时间的推移，IRM 出现下降，而 TAS 则出现负向、不显著的下降。与我们的假设相吻合的是，IRM 的下降因较早的 TAS 水平而减缓。我们讨论了抵消内在阅读动机下降的方法。

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European Journal of Psychology of Education PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-

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6.30

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3.30%

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