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Mathematics and Performance in Mathematics Literacy: The Relation between Intrinsic Motivation to Learn Mathematics, Mathematics Anxiety, and Cognitive Activation as a Mediator
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Jonah Mutua; Samuel Obara – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2025
Researchers have conducted numerous studies on the positive effects of intrinsic motivation to learn mathematics and the negative impact of mathematics anxiety on students' performance in mathematics literacy. The study examined how the introduction of cognitive activation in mathematics lessons, a mediator variable, would alter these effects…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Learning Motivation, Mathematics Anxiety, Cognitive Processes
Science Epistemological Beliefs, Motivation, and Performance: Further Evidence from the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mainland China
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Feng Xiong; Youyan Nie; Ai Noi Lee; Gregory Arief D. Liem; Barry Bai – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
This study examined how science epistemological beliefs and motivations (i.e., self-efficacy, enjoyment, interest, and instrumental motivation) were related to science performance in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mainland China samples, using the data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015. The results showed…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Epistemology, Beliefs, Learning Motivation
Effects of the Teacher-Student Relationship on the Learning and Achievement Motivation of High-Tracking School Students in Adolescence
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Fabian Schimmelpfennig – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
Introduction: Studies have investigated the beginning of the decline in motivation during the transition of students to secondary school, with a low point in year 9. However, there are only a few studies that have researched the course of learning and achievement motivation separately for high-tracking school students, although--following the…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation