Article Title:
"FACTORS AFFECTING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ READING MOTIVATION IN TAIWAN"
Author:
SUHUA HUANG
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APA Citation (From WSCU Online Library):
Huang, S. (2013). Factors Affecting Middle School Students' Reading Motivation in Taiwan. Reading Psychology, 34(2), 148-181.
Summary:
This was a very interesting article to read. It clearly points out that although the problem with middle school aged students becoming less and less motivated in their academic work is a world issue, affecting students regardless of race, gender, status class, or country of origin, motivational factors for various types of individual students can vary widely. Comparing Western culture to Eastern culture was also a major theme in this particular essay, because it also states that there has been much research conducted in the Western culture around the idea of motivational factors, but those cannot necessarily be applied to students in the Eastern culture as their environment and other cultural living conditions vary from those who are in a Western culture. This article was interesting to read because the study focussed mainly on the Eastern culture and its motivational affects on the middle school student, both intrinsic and extrinsic. There were several similarities when analyzing the comparison between Western and Eastern cultures, but there were also some differences as well.
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APA Citation (From WSCU Online Library):
Huang, S. (2013). Factors Affecting Middle School Students' Reading Motivation in Taiwan. Reading Psychology, 34(2), 148-181.
Summary:
This was a very interesting article to read. It clearly points out that although the problem with middle school aged students becoming less and less motivated in their academic work is a world issue, affecting students regardless of race, gender, status class, or country of origin, motivational factors for various types of individual students can vary widely. Comparing Western culture to Eastern culture was also a major theme in this particular essay, because it also states that there has been much research conducted in the Western culture around the idea of motivational factors, but those cannot necessarily be applied to students in the Eastern culture as their environment and other cultural living conditions vary from those who are in a Western culture. This article was interesting to read because the study focussed mainly on the Eastern culture and its motivational affects on the middle school student, both intrinsic and extrinsic. There were several similarities when analyzing the comparison between Western and Eastern cultures, but there were also some differences as well.
Interesting...Did the article come out with any specific strategies to increase intrinsic motivation?
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