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Motivation and Engagement among Indigenous (Aboriginal Australian) and Non-Indigenous Students
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Martin, Andrew J.; Ginns, Paul; Anderson, Michael; Gibson, Robyn; Bishop, Michelle – Educational Psychology, 2021
Among a sample of 472 Indigenous high school students, juxtaposed with 15,884 non-Indigenous students from the same 54 schools, we investigated variation in motivation and engagement from school to school, and the role of motivation and engagement in predicting various academic outcomes (aspirations, buoyancy, homework completion, and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Indigenous Populations, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
An Exploratory Analysis of the Personal, School and Demographic Variables Affecting the Homework Effort of Australian Secondary Students
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Bowd, Justin; Bowles, Terry; McKenzie, Vicki – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2016
Recent reports based on PISA data have shown a generally positive relationship between the amount of time spent on homework and achievement, and a negative relationship between a measure of socioeconomic status and homework time for secondary students. These findings suggest that homework practices are either reflecting or contributing to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Predictor Variables, Homework