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Direct linkKnekta, Eva – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study investigated changes in reported test-taking motivation from a low-stakes to a high-stakes test and if there are differences in reported test-taking motivation between school classes. A questionnaire including scales assessing reported effort, expectancies, perceived importance, interest, and test anxiety was administered to a sample of…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Test Wiseness, Grade 9, Tests
Thuneberg, Helena; Hautamäki, Jarkko; Hotulainen, Risto – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The relationships between reasoning and school achievement were studied taking into account the multilevel nature (school- and class-levels) of the data. We gathered data from 51 classes at seven schools in metropolitan and Eastern Finland (N = 769, 395 males, 15-year-old students). To study scientific reasoning, we used a modified version of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Process Skills, Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement
Johansen, Vegard; Somby, Hege M. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This paper asks whether the Pupil Enterprise Programme (PEP) is a suitable working method for improving academic performance among pupils with special needs. Overall, 20% of pupils participate in PEP at some point during lower secondary school. Results from multilevel regression modelling indicate that pupils with special needs who have…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Special Needs Students, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
