The Study of the Relationship among Reading Trend, Reading Motivation, Reading Attitude, and Self-directed Learning

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify the relationship among reading trend, reading motivation, reading attitude and self-directed learning of elementary school students. This survey was conducted from 351 students who were in fifth and sixth grades in one elementary school in Korea. Those instruments for measurement were reading trend test, reading motivation test, elementary reading attitude survey, and self-directed learning test. Correlation analysis method has been used to verify the relationship among the students' reading trend, reading motivation and reading attitude, and self-directed learning. The results of this study are the followings: First, the reading trend of elementary school students showed meaningful correlation relationships to selfdirected learning. Second, reading motivation was revealed as meaningful correlation relationships to self-directed learning. Third, reading attitude showed meaningful correlation relationships to self-directed learning. The result of the study will be the beginning of a more in-depth discussion on the relationships among the students' reading trend, reading motivation, reading attitude, and selfdirected learning since it suggests the need for a new strategy in affective and environmental domain of reading.