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• TITLE: Reading Motivation vis-s-vis Academic Performance

  AUTHORS: Elysha S. Alvarado, Cerenio Adriatico

  KEYWORDS: Motivation for Reading Questionnaire, Correlation Test, Reading Strategies

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.7 No.6, June 10, 2019

  ABSTRACT: Abundant literature can be sourced out from different authorities about reading motivation, yet little work can be traced between this component and the academic achievement. Hypothesizing that motivation has a significant relationship to success, this study attempted to investigate such a particular connection. The researchers used a modified version of the Motivation for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ) administered to 82 Grade III pupils, of which the first half were required to answer the questions for pilot testing. For the correlation test, the raw scores of quarterly academic grades of pupils were utilized. Statistical results identified that reading motivation was not significantly related to the academic achievement of the pupils. One that is carried out is the development of learners as readers. In this manner, the researchers suggested that teachers should continue nurturing of enhancing the reading skills of pupils by implementing different strategies to improve the academic performance of the learners.