Student enjoyment of reading - ACER Research Repository

The most recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey measured the attitudes held by 15-year-olds on reading. An Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Snapshot report has analysed these attitudes, and looked at how they differ between girls and boys, Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, and most disadvantaged and least disadvantaged students.

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Student enjoyment of reading

'I am a good reader' Key:

'I read only if I have to'

'Reading is one of my

favourite hobbies' 'I like talking about

books with other people'

'For me, reading is a

waste of time.'  'I read only to get

information that I need.'

Girls Boys Non-

Indigenous Most

disadvantaged

Indigenous Least

disadvantaged

82% 78% 75% 80% 86%

73% 46% 61% 59% 54% 60% 44%

42% 24% 29% 33% 28% 41% 43%

26% 30% 34% 27% 45%

25% 38% 35% 31% 38%

23% 44% 62% 61%

53% 61%

42%

Source: Underwood, C. (2021). Snapshots: April 2021 - What do Australian 15-year-olds

think about reading? ACER.