The Role of Psychological Factors in Reading

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What is the focus of the research discussed in the text?

Importance of literacy education

Role of students in reading comprehension

Future trends in curriculum development

Significant effect of psychological factors in reading (correct)

According to Grigg and Mann (2008), what is a crucial tool that needs to be studied more?

School curriculum

Psychological factors

Reading (correct)

Literacy education

What has received special attention in the comprehension process according to existing research?

Role of psychological factors (correct)

Teaching curriculum understanding

Future researches in psychological factors

Students' reading ability

Why do students need to enhance their reading ability according to the text?

To access school curriculum Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as one of the most widely employed skills in existing literature?

Reading Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is emphasized as beneficial for students in the reading process?

Psychological factors Signup and view all the answers

What was found to be a mediator factor that explained the positive association between topic and text-based interest for reading comprehension?

Inference generation Signup and view all the answers

What was the conclusion regarding the relationship between inference generation and topic interest?

Inference generation had no relationship with topic interest Signup and view all the answers

What factor did Parr (2011) study to investigate its impact on the process of learning?

Interest factor Signup and view all the answers

Based on the quantitative analysis in the text, what was indicated to be high when texts were interesting to participants?

Correct responses and text recall proportion Signup and view all the answers

What impact did Endo (2010) examine in relation to vocabulary learning and retention?

Topic interest Signup and view all the answers

What did the study report students were more likely to do when the text included interest?

Understand the concept, answer the questions, and recall the text Signup and view all the answers

What were the two instruments used for data collection in the study?

Belief self-efficacy scale and test of reading comprehension Signup and view all the answers

According to the study, what was found about the correlation between readers' self-efficacy and reading comprehension capacity?

They are highly correlated Signup and view all the answers

In terms of academic achievement, what role do both self-efficacy and language proficiency play according to the study?

Both play a prominent role Signup and view all the answers

What did Naseri and Ghabanchi's study among Iranian students aim to find the relationship between?

Self-efficacy beliefs, locus of control, and reading comprehension ability Signup and view all the answers

Which group of students accomplished reading tasks satisfactorily according to the study?

Students with high language proficiency and high self-efficacy Signup and view all the answers

What method was used in the study to collect data from Iranian students?

Questionnaire, index, and test of reading comprehension Signup and view all the answers

What is the focal role of motivation in reading according to the text?

It significantly affects English reading comprehension. Signup and view all the answers

How did Ghaedrahmat, Entezari, and Abedi (2014) study motivate and demotivate Iranian EFL learners?

By examining factors influencing reading comprehension proficiency. Signup and view all the answers

What did the study by Ghaedrahmat, Entezari, and Abedi (2014) use to assess motivating and demotivating factors?

Two questionnaires by Guthrie and Wigfield (1997) and Warrington (2005). Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor influencing Iranian EFL learners' reading comprehension proficiency?

Physical fitness Signup and view all the answers

How did the lack of motivation in reading affect the students according to the text?

It intensified the problems they faced in comprehension. Signup and view all the answers

What university were the senior students selected from in the study by Ghaedrahmat, Entezari, and Abedi (2014)?

Khorasgan Islamic Azad University Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the study by Finney and Schraw (2003)?

Self-efficacy beliefs in college statistics courses Signup and view all the answers

According to Conlon et al. (2006), what is associated with early adolescent reading skills?

Family history, attitudes, and cognitive abilities Signup and view all the answers

In which study is the impact of demotivating factors on Iranian EFL learners' reading comprehension discussed?

Ghaedrahmat et al. (2014) Signup and view all the answers

What did Dornyei (1998) focus on in his study?

Motivation in language learning Signup and view all the answers

According to Edelmann (1992), what is the primary focus of anxiety intervention?

Clinical and health psychology Signup and view all the answers

What was the key factor studied by Demirel and Epcacan (2011) in their research?

Self-efficacy beliefs in language learning Signup and view all the answers