Students' extracurricular reading behavior and the development of vocabulary and reading comprehension

This study investigated the role of extracurricular reading behavior in the development of reading literacy. Whereas previous research has focused mostly on bivariate relations between one or several measures of these two variables, the present study analyzed the role of several reading activities t...

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Hauptverfasser: Pfost, Maximilian (VerfasserIn) , Dörfler, Tobias (VerfasserIn) , Artelt, Cordula (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 7 May 2013
In: Learning and individual differences
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 26, Pages: 89-102
ISSN:1041-6080
DOI:10.1016/j.lindif.2013.04.008
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2013.04.008
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1041608013000642
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Verfasserangaben:Maximilian Pfost, Tobias Dörfler, Cordula Artelt
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigated the role of extracurricular reading behavior in the development of reading literacy. Whereas previous research has focused mostly on bivariate relations between one or several measures of these two variables, the present study analyzed the role of several reading activities together. Furthermore, it assessed distinct patterns of extracurricular reading behavior composed of traditional print media and new forms of reading on the Internet. Participants were 1226 secondary school students from the Bamberg BiKS longitudinal study. Results confirmed the importance of traditional book reading for the development of reading comprehension and vocabulary. In contrast, online activities such as e-mail or chatting related negatively to reading achievement. Furthermore, students could be classified to five distinct latent classes in terms of their extracurricular reading behavior. The role of reading traditional print media for students' literacy development as well as possible reasons why it cannot be compensated adequately by online reading activities are discussed critically.
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ISSN:1041-6080
DOI:10.1016/j.lindif.2013.04.008