Exploring The Relationship Between Reading Comprehension Skill And Reading Motivation Associated With Academic Success At The University Level

Abstract

Reading is a crucial language skill that is primarily used for comprehension. The brain must perceive and comprehend visible simple to read. Reading can be used as a method for obtaining, evaluating, and comprehending information once it mastered.  Reading comprehension skills are necessary for all of these. As a result assessing reading comprehension is crucial. As a result many researchers are very interested in the assessment level of students reading comprehension.  The current investigation seeks to investigate: investigate the Connection between Reading Motivation and Comprehension abilities and academic success at the university Level. This research were descriptive. The study’s goal were to (a) investigate the  demographic aspects of university students reading motivation (b) determine the students preferred reading motivation;(c) identify the academic accomplishments of university students in Southern Punjab, Pakistan; and (d) determine the relationship between reading motivation and undergraduates students and academic achievements. The method of simple random sampling technique were applied. The study examined the impact of reading motivation and comprehension skills on academic performance of 250 randomly chosen university students. The instrument for gathering were a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS Version 25. Analysis were done on frequency, mean, standard deviation, ranking, Pearson Correlation One-Way ANOVA Independent Sample t-Test, and Principal Component Analysis.  In terms of their location, class level, and age, the study’s finding should significant disparities between the reading motivation and preferences of both genders. This study looks how university students impacted by their reading motivation and comprehension abilities. The finding should that reading motivation and comprehension abilities are significantly and positively correlated with academic success. Additionally, comprehension skills emerged as a stronger explanation, indicating the student’s success depend critically on their capacity to derive meaning for academic text. The study comes to conclusion that improving comprehension techniques and encouraging reading engagement and improve academic results in higher education. Future research, academic support programs, and curriculum design implication are also covered.