Validation of the multidimensional reading habits instrument for primary school students

• Lidia Altamura ^[1] ; Cristina Vargas ^[1] ; M. Carmen Blanco-Gandía ^[2] ; Ladislao Salmerón ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Zaragoza

     Universidad de Zaragoza

     Zaragoza, España

     
• Localización: Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje, ISSN-e 1578-4126, ISSN 0210-3702, Vol. 48, Nº 4, 2025, págs. 993-1025
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Validación del instrumento multidimensional de hábitos lectores para estudiantes de educación primaria
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• Resumen
  • español

    Los hábitos lectores de los niños pueden contribuir al desarrollo de las habilidades de comprensión lectora. La creciente digitalización de los últimos años ha introducido nuevas prácticas de lectura. Por consiguiente, es necesaria una medición adecuada para examinar con precisión los hábitos lectores actuales de los niños para diferentes propósitos y en diferentes medios. Aquí presentamos el Instrumento multidimensional de hábitos lectores (Multidimensional Reading Habits Instrument, MRHI) el cual está compuesto por dos cuestionarios que diferencian entre propósito (ocio y académico) y medios de lectura (formatos impresos y digitales). En el proceso de validación participaron 2,077 niños españoles de cuarto a sexto grado de primaria. El análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC) con control del factor de agrupación por clase para cada cuestionario mostró una adecuada estructura interna. La relación entre las dimensiones propuestas de hábitos de lectura, comprensión lectora y motivación lectora evidenció una validez concurrente adecuada del MRHI. Discutimos los posibles usos de MRHI para profesionales e investigadores en la escuela primaria.

  • English

    Children’s reading habits can contribute to the development of reading comprehension skills. Increased digitalization during the last years has introduced new reading practices. Accordingly, an adequate measurement is necessary to accurately examine the current reading habits of children for different purposes and across different media. Here we present the Multidimensional Reading Habits Instrument (MRHI), which is composed of two questionnaires that differentiate between purpose (leisure and academic) and reading media (print and digital formats). A total of 2,077 Spanish children from fourth to sixth grade participated in the validation process. CFA with class cluster control for each questionnaire evidenced good internal structure. The relationship between the proposed reading habits dimensions, reading comprehension and reading motivation evidenced adequate concurrent validity of the MRHI. We discuss the possible MRHI uses for practitioners and researchers in primary school.

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