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摘要
本研究探讨了选择在阅读理解任务中的作用。它假设选择将作为情境兴趣的触发器,影响对阅读文本的参与,因此将提高儿童在阅读理解任务中的表现,并促进更高水平的享受任务。参与者为110名三年级学生(61名男生,49名女生)。阅读理解表现和任务享受是通过交叉、重复测量设计来测量的,在这个设计中,孩子们要么被分配一个短篇故事,要么被提供一个可感知的故事选择来阅读。事实上,在每种情况下,所有的孩子都读了同样的故事。收集和分析阅读理解分数和测试后报告的享受分数。选择被发现显著影响理解分数(Cohen’s d = 0.52)和报告的任务享受(Cohen’s d = 0.23),表明选择影响阅读文本的投入。效果不因性别或能力而异。情境兴趣促进的阅读动机在阅读理解中起着重要的作用,选择可能是阅读任务中情境兴趣的有效触发因素,是一种强大的内在动力。情境兴趣,由选择触发,可能有效地提高阅读任务的乐趣水平。
The effects of manipulating choice on children's enjoyment and performance in a reading task.
This study investigates effects of choice in a reading comprehension task. It hypothesises that choice will act as a trigger for situational interest, impacting engagement with the reading text, and will therefore improve children's performance in a reading comprehension task, and promote higher levels of enjoyment for that task. Participants were 110 Grade 3 pupils (61 boys, 49 girls). Reading comprehension performance and task enjoyment were measured in a cross-over, repeated measures design where children were either allocated a short story or offered a perceived choice of story to read. In fact, all children read the same story in each condition. Reading comprehension scores and post-test reported enjoyment scores were gathered and analysed. Choice was found to significantly affect comprehension scores (Cohen's d = 0.52) and reported task enjoyment (Cohen's d = 0.23), indicating that choice impacts engagement with a reading text. Effects did not vary by gender or ability. Reading motivation promoted by situational interest may play an important role in reading comprehension and choice may be an effective trigger for situational interest in a reading task and a powerful intrinsic motivator. Situational interest, triggered by choice, may be effective in raising enjoyment levels for a reading task.
期刊介绍:
Current Psychology is an international forum for rapid dissemination of peer-reviewed research at the cutting edge of psychology. It welcomes significant and rigorous empirical and theoretical contributions from all the major areas of psychology, including but not limited to: cognitive psychology and cognition, social, clinical, health, developmental, methodological, and personality psychology, neuropsychology, psychometrics, human factors, and educational psychology.