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  • General growth mindset measures are common, but specific reading mindset assessments are lacking.
  • Understanding students' beliefs about reading is crucial for academic success.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish the psychometric properties of a Reading Mindset (RM) measure for upper elementary students.
  • To validate the RM measure using standardized reading assessments.
  • To assess student beliefs regarding reading ability, learning goals, and effort.

Main Methods:

  • Item Response Theory (IRT) was used to refine a pool of existing items.
  • A five-item RM measure was developed and administered to upper elementary students.
  • The RM measure's relationship with word reading and reading comprehension was analyzed.

Main Results:

  • The final five-item RM measure demonstrated strong psychometric properties.
  • The RM measure significantly predicted reading comprehension.
  • RM predicted outcomes beyond word reading ability, highlighting non-cognitive factors.

Conclusions:

  • The Reading Mindset (RM) measure is a potentially valuable tool for diagnosing reading difficulties.
  • RM can identify non-cognitive areas for improvement in developing readers.
  • Further research should expand and validate the RM measure.