Dr. McCabe has a special interest in motivation in reading. He
has over 35 articles in educational journals including:
McCabe, P., Kraemer, L., Miller, P., Parmar, R., & Ruscica.
M. (2006). The effect of text format upon
underachieving first year college students’ self-efficacy for
reading and subsequent reading comprehension. Journal
of College Reading and Learning, 37(1), 19-42.
Margolis, H., & McCabe, P. (2006). Motivating struggling
readers in an era of mandated instructional practices.
Reading Psychology, 27(5), 435-455.
McCabe, P. (2006). Convincing students they can learn to read:
Crafting self-efficacy prompts! The Clearing House, 79(6),
252-257
McCabe, P., & Greenwood, S. (2005). Using the learning
contract to enhance students’ self-efficacy for reading and
writing in the middle school. Middle School Journal,
36(4), 13-19.
McCabe, P. (2003). Enhancing self-efficacy for high-stakes
reading tests. The Reading Teacher, 57(1), 12-20.