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Marianna Alesi; Giulia Giordano; Sonia Ingoglia; Cristiano Inguglia – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2024
Since COVID-19 pandemic started, schools had to face environmental changes, one was shifting from a face-to-face educational approach to online learning. It represented an unfavourable learning environment, especially for children with Specific Learning Disabilities (SpLD). Following the Self Determination Theory (SDT) framework, the current study…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Student Motivation, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
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Valdez, Jana Patricia M.; Chu, Samuel Kai Wah – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
The present investigation explored the psychometric validity of the five-item Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-5) using a construct validation approach. Concerning within-network construct validity, results of item response theory (IRT) analysis via graded response model (GRM) showed that this scale could not discriminate individuals who score high in…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Validity, Psychological Patterns, Construct Validity
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Oram, Rylee; Rogers, Maria; DuPaul, George – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2020
Recent research has shown that undergraduate students who experience both clinical and subclinical attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) struggle academically. Furthermore, these students have cited academic amotivation as a factor in their academic difficulties. Self-determination theory (SDT) posits that a lack of motivation--known as…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation
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Quinn, Penny; McGilloway, Sinead; Burke, Jolanta – Irish Educational Studies, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt education in unprecedented ways. The first school closures in Ireland took place in March 2020, affecting many students, but especially those who were preparing for their end-of-school Leaving Certificate (LC) examinations. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which COVID-19 had impacted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
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Chue, Kah Loong; Nie, Youyan – Journal of International Students, 2016
Psychological factors contribute to motivation and learning for international students as much as teaching strategies. 254 international students and 144 local students enrolled in a private education institute were surveyed regarding their perception of psychological needs support, their motivation and learning approach. The results from this…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
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Bamaca-Colbert, Mayra Y.; Gayles, Jochebed G.; Lara, Rebecca – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2011
This study used a person-centered approach to examine patterns of adjustment along psychological (i.e., depression, self-esteem, anxiety) and academic (i.e., academic motivation) domains in a sample (N = 338) of Mexican-origin female adolescents. Four adjustment profiles were identified. A "High Functioning" (n = 173) group, which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Rearing, Learning Motivation, Adolescents