SECONDARY SCHOOL MATURITA READING LISTS AS A MOTIVATION TO SUPPORT READING

Abstract

Reading motivation is incredibly important for both formal and informal lifelong learning. According to research studies such as PISA (2018) (Programme for International Student Assessment), PIRLS (2021) (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study), educating active readers is a key priority. A study was conducted using the content analysis method of documents "School Maturita reading lists" to determine the actual content of the current school reading lists of artistic texts in the reality of technically oriented secondary schools in the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions of the Czech Republic. In addition, the researchers aimed to discover what kinds of non-cognitive aspects influence reading among students at technical secondary schools using the method of semi-structured interviews with 12 students. One of the most exciting findings of this research was that more than half (75%) of respondents believed that motivational reading recommendations from parents, family spending free time reading, and awareness of the value of reading for life were among the solid non-cognitive factors influencing their interest in reading, the joy of talking about what they have read, experience sharing. External and internal factors can shape pupils' attitudes and motivation to read. The majority (90%) of the respondents considered school Maturita reading lists a formal study obligation.