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The Impact of Family Functioning and School Connectedness on Preadolescent Sense of Mastery
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Murphy, Emma L.; McKenzie, Vicki L. – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2016
Families and schools are important environments that contribute to the resilience and positive development of preadolescent children. Sense of mastery, including its two central factors of optimism and self-efficacy, forms an important component of resilience during preadolescence (Prince-Embury, 2007). This study examined the interrelationships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Family Environment, Student Development
The Reciprocal Relations between Self-Concept, Motivation and Achievement: Juxtaposing Academic Self-Concept and Achievement Goal Orientations for Mathematics Success
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Seaton, Marjorie; Parker, Philip; Marsh, Herbert W.; Craven, Rhonda G.; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing – Educational Psychology, 2014
Research suggests that motivated students and those with high academic self-concepts perform better academically. Although substantial evidence supports a reciprocal relation between academic self-concept and achievement, there is less evidence supporting a similar relation between achievement goal orientations and achievement. There is also a…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Student Motivation, Goal Orientation, High School Students
Mastery Goal, Value and Self-Concept: What Do They Predict?
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Yeung, Alexander S.; Craven, Rhonda G.; Kaur, Gurvinder – Educational Research, 2012
Background: Students' motivation is known to influence academic outcomes. However, there is a paucity of research showing the relative influences of motivational factors on short-term and long-term outcomes. Purpose: The study investigates the relative influences of motivational factors--mastery goal orientation, value of schooling, and academic…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Achievement Tests, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation
Improving Student Motivation and Engagement in Mathematics through One-to-One Interactions
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Way, Jennifer; Reece, Amelia; Bobis, Janette; Anderson, Judy; Martin, Andrew – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
The phenomenon of the "middle-years dip" in mathematics engagement and achievement has been a cause of concern for over a decade. This paper presents an example of one upper-primary classroom identified as having higher than average levels of student engagement, with the purpose of documenting specific teaching strategies that align with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Mathematics Education
The Influence of Sport Education on Student Motivation in Physical Education
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Spittle, Michael; Byrne, Kate – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2009
Background: Physical educators are faced with trying to provide motivating and enjoyable experiences in physical education. Sport Education is an instructional model that aims to provide positive motivational sport experiences by simulating the features of authentic sport. Research support for Sport Education is positive, however, the effects on…
Descriptors: Group Instruction, Control Groups, Physical Education, Self Concept
Evaluation of a Third Year Distance Education Course: Monetary Economics. Working Papers in Distance Education, No. 1.
Stanford, J. D.; Imrie, B. W. – 1981
An evaluation of Monetary Economics, a course offered to distance education students of the University of Queensland in 1979 and 1980, was conducted in 1981. Monetary Economics is an innovative course designed and prepared using principles of educational technology specifically for distance education, and for the planning of effective interaction…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, College Juniors, Course Evaluation, Distance Education