Lourdes Mata
Motivation for Reading and Writing in Kindergarten Children
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida
study characterizes reading writing motivations kindergarten children four hundred fiftyone children participated study answering questions measuring value selfconcept enjoyment reading writing factor analysis validated conceptual motivational constructs findings indicate kindergarten children high motivation reading writing although scores writing motivation high reading among group studied boys girls motivational profiles markedly differentiated implications future research educational practices discussed