Hitomi Kambara
Biographic Data
| ID | 4460550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hitomi Kambara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hitomi |
| FAMILY NAME | Kambara |
| SIGNATURE | KAMBARA H |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5302-1305 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Examining the mediating role of reading amount between reading motivation and reading comprehension among American college students
Investigating American and Chinese college students’ reading motivation
Investigating reading motivation in Latinx college students
The existing literature on reading motivation primarily focuses on monolingual children and adolescents using quantitative approaches. To date, there is an absence of qualitative studies exploring bilingual college students’ reading motivation that can provide details of participants’ views, beliefs, and experiences related to reading motivation. To meet this need, this qualitative study used the bioecological model of human development to explor…
Factors impacting reading motivation
There is an absence of cross-cultural qualitative research exploring sociocultural factors affecting reading motivation. To address the gap, the present study adopted the Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of human development to investigate factors impacting reading motivation across American and Japanese fourth grade students. Additionally, we aimed to identify ways to motivate both students to read. Semi-structured interviews for 12 students…
Exploring constructivism in Japan through textual analysis
This study utilized textual analysis to investigate 27 articles published by Japanese scholars from various disciplines regarding constructivist approaches. The results found that many of the collected articles in this study reported the need for and effectiveness of a constructivist approach in language, STEM, and social sciences education. The most popular topic found in the collected articles related to English language classrooms with 13 of t…
Self-construal predicts reading motivation
Differences in Reading Motivation Between American and Japanese Students
This cross-cultural study investigated country and gender differences among American (U.S.A.) and Japanese students’ reading motivation. Fourth-grade students (94 from the United States and 102 from Japan) were administered a reading motivation questionnaire. Study results indicated American students had higher reading motivation than Japanese students on most dimensions, including Self-Efficacy, Challenges, Curiosity, Importance, Involvement, Re…
Validating the adult motivation for reading scale with Japanese college students
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Differences in Reading Motivation Between American and Japanese Students
This cross-cultural study investigated country and gender differences among American (U.S.A.) and Japanese students’ reading motivation. Fourth-grade students (94 from the United States and 102 from Japan) were administered a reading motivation questionnaire. Study results indicated American students had higher reading motivation than Japanese students on most dimensions, including Self-Efficacy, Challenges, Curiosity, Importance, Involvement, Re…
Validating the adult motivation for reading scale with Japanese college students
Exploring constructivism in Japan through textual analysis
This study utilized textual analysis to investigate 27 articles published by Japanese scholars from various disciplines regarding constructivist approaches. The results found that many of the collected articles in this study reported the need for and effectiveness of a constructivist approach in language, STEM, and social sciences education. The most popular topic found in the collected articles related to English language classrooms with 13 of t…
Self-construal predicts reading motivation
Factors impacting reading motivation
There is an absence of cross-cultural qualitative research exploring sociocultural factors affecting reading motivation. To address the gap, the present study adopted the Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of human development to investigate factors impacting reading motivation across American and Japanese fourth grade students. Additionally, we aimed to identify ways to motivate both students to read. Semi-structured interviews for 12 students…
Investigating American and Chinese college students’ reading motivation
Investigating reading motivation in Latinx college students
The existing literature on reading motivation primarily focuses on monolingual children and adolescents using quantitative approaches. To date, there is an absence of qualitative studies exploring bilingual college students’ reading motivation that can provide details of participants’ views, beliefs, and experiences related to reading motivation. To meet this need, this qualitative study used the bioecological model of human development to explor…
Examining the mediating role of reading amount between reading motivation and reading comprehension among American college students
Psychology (8 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (7 works) · Reading motivation (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works)