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Direct linkGuo, Meng; Hu, Xiang – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2022
This study examines the relationship between classroom goal structures, student goal orientations, and mathematics achievement in China and compare the pattern of relationship between Chinese Miao and Han students. Data on 532 Chinese students (including 211 Han and 321 Miao students) were analyzed using structural equation models. The results of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Ethnic Groups, Mathematics Achievement
Download full textPotter, Derek; Jayne, David; Britt, Sonya – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2020
Both financial anxiety and first-generation student status have been linked to negative academic outcomes, mental health issues, and poor social adjustment among college students; however, each factor has been studied in isolation. This article examines the predictors of financial anxiety, including generational status, using the Roy Adaptation…
Descriptors: Anxiety, First Generation College Students, Academic Achievement, Money Management
Yildizli, Hülya – Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, 2019
Teachers' goal orientations for teaching are one of the most important motivational beliefs affecting instructional processes. This study investigated the structural relationship between teachers' goal orientations for teaching and their attitudes towards their job through measures of self-efficacy and burnout. 495 teachers (working in primary,…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Burnout, Comparative Analysis
Wang, Jing; King, Ronnel B.; Rao, Nirmala – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2019
The role of mastery and performance goals in self-regulated learning (SRL) has received much attention. However, in collectivist and Confucian-heritage contexts, social-academic goals may also play an important, yet unexamined role in SRL. This study examined the association between social-academic goals and SRL. We tested a hierarchical model…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Structural Equation Models, Mastery Learning, Goal Orientation
Wan, Hao; Beck, Joseph Barbosa – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2015
The phenomenon of wheel spinning refers to students attempting to solve problems on a particular skill, but becoming stuck due to an inability to learn the skill. Past research has found that students who do not master a skill quickly tend not to master it at all. One question is why do students wheel spin? A plausible hypothesis is that students…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Problem Solving, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes
Silverman, Loretta H.; Seidman, Alan – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2012
The majority of college students are not ready for college-level math courses, which, when completed, have been shown to increase graduation and transfer rates. To address this problem, the Math My Way (MMW) program was developed to integrate module-based curriculum and mastery learning approaches. The program is based on Seidman's retention…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Mastery Learning
Darnon, Celine; Dompnier, Benoit; Gillieron, Ophelie; Butera, Fabrizio – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
Regner, Escribe, and Dupeyrat (2007) recently demonstrated that not only performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals (respectively, the desire to outperform others and not to be outperformed by others) but also mastery goals (the desire to acquire knowledge) were related to social comparison orientation (SCO, the tendency to search for…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Goal Orientation, Mastery Learning, Predictor Variables
Vedder-Weiss, Dana; Fortus, David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
Achievement goal theory distinguishes between mastery goals (the goals of developing competence) and performance goals (the goals of demonstrating competence) [Ames [1992] "Journal of Educational Psychology" 84: 261-271]. In this study, we employed this theory aiming to better understand why adolescents' motivation to learn science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement, Goal Orientation, Theories
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
Salili, Farideh, Ed.; Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
The influence of culture on learning and motivation has been the topic of much research in recent years. Educational and psychological researchers are now aware that the findings of their studies may not apply to other cultures, and that in this age of globalization and multiculturalism it is very important to examine the applicability of…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Learning, Motivation
Phan, Huy P. – Higher Education Research and Development
One important line of inquiry in educational psychology involves the study of change of individuals' cognitive-motivational processes. The conjunctive use of longitudinal data with latent growth curve modeling procedures has, for example, allowed researchers to identify initial levels and to trace trajectories of theoretical variables such as…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Self Efficacy, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedAbadir, Laila – Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, 1995
Describes a study of the effects of mastery learning strategies, interactive video mathematics, individualized instruction, and traditional lectures on community college student achievement, comparing outcomes by instructional method and student characteristics. Finds higher achievement for mastery learning and video methods and for adults 22…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
