Attitudes and attainment: A comparison of Hong Kong, Singaporean and English students' reading

Attitudes and attainment: A comparison of Hong Kong, Singaporean and English students' reading

• Tse, Shek Kam University of Hong Kong
• Lam, Raymond Y. H. University of Hong Kong
• Lam, Joseph W. I. University of Hong Kong
• Chan, Yiu Man University of Hong Kong
• Loh, Elizabeth K. Y. University of Hong Kong

Research in Education, 76, 74-87, 2006

Manchester University Press

2006

• P Social Context of Education
  • PB Comparative Education
• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GI Services
• A Human Growth & Development
  • AJ Sexual Difference, Bisexual Educational Difference, Sexism in Education
• N Students & Student Services
  • NC Charactieristics & Conditions of Students; Opinion & Attitudes of Students, Problems of Adjustment

Foreign Countries Reading Ability Gender Differences Reading Attitudes Reading Achievement Comparative Education Cross Cultural Studies Educational Attainment Young Children Statistical Surveys Elementary Education Elementary School Students England Hong Kong Singapore

• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Great Britain

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

The study examines the reading attitudes and attainment of Hong Kong, Singapore and English primary-school students using data collected in the PIRLS 2001 international reading survey. The results shows that reading attitudes and confidence tend to be significantly related to reading achievement test scores. The results also support the view that English pupils, generally speaking, do well on reading tests, both at 'reading for literary purposes' and at 'reading to acquire and use information' . There is also a clear relationship between gender and achievement. The findings support the view that girls' reading attitudes and achievement are generally better than those of boys at the age levels examined.
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• English

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2010-09-06