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Bidirectional Relations between Autonomous Motivations and Approach Goals and Their Contribution to School Functioning
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Duchesne, Stéphane; Ratelle, Catherine F.; Larose, Simon – Educational Psychology, 2022
This study examined the cross-lagged relationships between students' autonomous motivations (intrinsic motivation and identified regulations) and approach goals (mastery and performance) in school. The sample included 449 students (52% girls) in Grades 7 and 8 (secondary 1 and 2). Results showed that intrinsic motivation (IM) positively predicted…
Descriptors: Correlation, Personal Autonomy, Student Motivation, Grade 7
Experimental Evidence for a First-Year Experience Course plus Mentoring on Moderate-Income University Students' Engagement, Achievement, and Persistence
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Fitzpatrick, Dan; Collier, Daniel A.; Parnther, Ceceilia; Du, Yu; Brehm, Chelsea; Willson-Conrad, Angela; Beach, Andrea; Hearit, Keith – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
Colleges and universities are paying increasing attention to students' transition into post-secondary education, including the provision of support to freshmen through structured First-Year Experiences (FYEs). Although low- and-moderate-income students are participating in post-secondary education at increased rates, their performance remains…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Mentors, Student Characteristics
Advancing the Study of a Movement: The Status of Methods and Measures in First-Year Experience and Student Transition Research
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Kinzie, Jillian – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2013
The essay examines the variety of research methods and measures used in the first-year experience and students-in-transition field over the past 25 years. Interrogating the extant research, Kinzie explores whether the methods and analytic processes most commonly employed are adequate to advance our understanding of complex issues in the field. The…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Scholarship, Educational Research, Mixed Methods Research