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Table 4 Regression coefficients for Abu Dhabi 4th grade students

From: The role of reading motivation, self-efficacy, and home influence in students’ literacy achievement: a preliminary examination of fourth graders in Abu Dhabi

Variable

All students

(N = 3083)

(R-square .31)

Assessment in Arabic

(N = 1947)

(R-square .32)

Assessment in English

(N = 1136)

(R-square .20)

Regression coefficient

T-value

Regression coefficient

T-value

Regression coefficient

T-value

Constant

132.01

4.13**

114.35

3.10**

234.92

4.35**

Time parent spent on reading at home

8.87

3.47**

7.10

2.87**

8.38

1.78*

Number of books at home

12.10

4.74**

8.07

4.59**

11.21

2.91**

Parent expectation of child’s education

15.79

7.60**

14.79

6.64**

13.92

3.67**

Literacy level when starting school

22.81

6.84**

24.82

8.57**

13.77

2.13*

Parent involvement in learning

− 16.18

− 2.87**

− 15.18

− 1.98*

− 18.02

− 2.07*

Intrinsic reading motivation

− 1.63

− .45

1.15

.28

− .43

− .07

Student self-efficacy in reading

33.31

14.65**

29.52

11.31**

29.71

7.71**

Extrinsic reading motivation

20.76

3.61**

24.84

3.69**

13.03

1.44

Student gender

− 18.37

− 2.93**

− 23.68

− 3.03**

− 14.89

− 1.51

  1. ** Significant at .01; * Significant at .05