TY  - JOUR
A1  - Völlinger, Vanessa A.
A1  - Spörer, Nadine
A1  - Lubbe, Dirk
A1  - Brunstein, Joachim C.
T1  - A path analytic test of the reading strategies mediation model
BT  - relating cognitive competences and motivational influences to individual
JF  - The Journal of Educational Research
N2  - This study examined a theoretical model hypothesizing that reading strategies mediate the effects of intrinsic reading motivation, reading fluency, and vocabulary knowledge on reading comprehension. Using path analytic methods, we tested the direct and indirect effects specified in the hypothesized model in a sample of 1105 fifth-graders. In addition to standardized tests and questionnaires, we administered a performance test to assess students' proficiency in the application of three reading strategies. The overall fit of the model to the data was good. Both cognitive (fluency and vocabulary) and motivational (intrinsic reading motivation) variables had an indirect effect on reading comprehension through their influence on reading strategies. Reading strategies had a unique effect on reading comprehension and partially mediated the effects that cognitive and motivational variables had on fifth-graders' reading achievements.
KW  - Reading comprehension
KW  - reading strategies
KW  - path analysis
KW  - reading fluency
KW  - vocabulary
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2017.1412930
SN  - 0022-0671
SN  - 1940-0675
VL  - 111
IS  - 6
SP  - 733
EP  - 745
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
CY  - Abingdon
ER  -