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Olivet Nazarene University Digital Commons @ Olivet Faculty Scholarship – Education Education 4-2010 Relationship of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Award Books on Students' Reading Motivation in Three Illinois Rural Middle Schools: A Quantitative Study Roxanne Marie Forgrave Olivet Nazarene University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/educ_facp Part of the Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, and the Reading and Language Commons Recommended Citation Forgrave, Roxanne Marie, "Relationship of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Award Books on Students' Reading Motivation in Three Illinois Rural Middle Schools: A Quantitative Study" (2010). Faculty Scholarship – Education. 2. https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/educ_facp/2 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Education at Digital Commons @ Olivet. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Scholarship – Education by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Olivet. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Relationship of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award books on students’ reading motivation in three Illinois rural middle schools: A quantitative study A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Argosy University Schaumburg College of Education In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education by Roxanne Marie Forgrave April, 2010 Relationship of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award books on students’ reading motivation in three Illinois rural middle schools: A quantitative study ©2010 Roxanne Marie Forgrave All rights reserved Relationship of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award books on students’ reading motivation in three Illinois rural middle schools: A quantitative study A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Argosy University Schaumburg in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education by Roxanne Marie Forgrave Argosy University April, 2010 Dissertation Committee Approval: ________________________________ Narjis Hyder, Ed.D. Date Kenneth M. Arndt, Ph.D. ________________________________ David B. VanWinkle, Ph.D. Robert A. McKanna, Ed.D. Relationship of Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award books on students’ reading motivation in three Illinois rural middle schools: A quantitative study Abstract of Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Argosy University Schaumburg College of Education in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education by Roxanne Marie Forgrave Argosy University April, 2010 Chair: Narjis Hyder, Ed.D Committee: Kenneth M. Arndt, Ph.D. David B. VanWinkle, Ph.D. Department: College of Education v Abstract Motivating students to read is challenging, and 49 states have children’s choice book programs whose main purpose is to motivate students to read. This quantitative research study determined if, in three rural middle schools, a relationship exists between sixth, seventh, and eighth graders reading the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award (RCYRBA) books and reading motivation. The Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile (Pitcher, et al., 2007) survey was used for data collection; the data was analyzed using multiple regression. The results indicate there is a relationship between middle school students’ reading motivation and the reading of RCYRBA books, gender, grade level, and reading grades. Future research should study the causal relationship between reading motivation and students’ reading of the RCYRBA books. vi Table of Content s Page Table of Appendices .......................................................................................... viii Table of Tables ................................................................................................... ix Chapter One: The Problem ............................................................................... 1 Research Problem ............................................................................................ 4 Problem Background ........................................................................................ 7 Purpose of the Study ...................................................................................... 11 Research Questions ....................................................................................... 12 Research Hypotheses ..................................................................................... 13 Limitations and Delimitations .......................................................................... 14 Definitions ....................................................................................................... 16 Importance of the Study .................................................................................. 20 Chapter Two: Review of the Literature .......................................................... 23 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 23 Motivation Theory ........................................................................................... 23 Extrinsic Motivation .................................................................................. 24 Intrinsic Motivation ................................................................................... 27 Self-determination Theory ................................................................. 27 Expectancy Value Theory ................................................................. 29 Intrinsic Motivation and Rewards ...................................................... 30 National and International Reading Studies .................................................... 33 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) ...................... 33 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ....................... 35 To Read or Not to Read Study ................................................................. 36 Reading Motivation ......................................................................................... 37 Students’ Choice ...................................................................................... 38 Gender ..................................................................................................... 41 Grade Levels............................................................................................ 45 Academic Achievement ........................................................................... 49 Adolescent Motivation to Read Profile ..................................................... 52 Children’s Literature ........................................................................................ 54 Genres of Children’s Literature ................................................................ 54 Benefits of Children’s Literature ............................................................... 54 Historical Perspective .............................................................................. 55 John Newbery Medal ............................................................................... 56 Other Adult Selected Book Awards .......................................................... 58 Children’s Choices Book Award Programs ..................................................... 58 International Reading Association Book Lists .......................................... 58 Children’s Choices Book List ............................................................ 59 Teachers’ Choices Book List............................................................. 60 Young Adult Choices Book List ......................................................... 60 State Children’s Choice Book Awards ..................................................... 61 vii Varied Grade Levels ......................................................................... 61 Selection Process ............................................................................. 62 Voting Statistics ................................................................................ 65 William Allen White Award ................................................................ 66 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award Program .................. 67 State Children’s Choice Award Research Studies ............................ 70 Summary ........................................................................................................ 73 Chapter Three: Methodology .......................................................................... 75 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 75 Research Design ............................................................................................ 76 Correlational Quantitative Study .............................................................. 76 Survey Method ......................................................................................... 76 Sample of Convenience .................................................................... 77 Cross Sectional Survey ..................................................................... 77 Dependent Variables ............................................................................... 78 Self-Concept ..................................................................................... 78 Value of Reading .............................................................................. 78 Independent Variables ............................................................................

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