Children Who Do Well in School: Individual Differences in Perceived Competence and Autonomy in Above-Average Children.

Miserandino, Marianne

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ERIC Number: EJ531710

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Publication Date: 1996

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Children Who Do Well in School: Individual Differences in Perceived Competence and Autonomy in Above-Average Children.

Miserandino, Marianne

Journal of Educational Psychology, v88 n2 p203-14 Jun 1996

Self-determination theory and a motivational model of engagement were used to determine the impact of perceived competence and autonomy on engagement and performance in 77 third and fourth graders identified as above average in ability. Children who felt less competent or less autonomous reported more negative affect and withdrawal. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Affective Behavior, Competence, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Individual Differences, Individual Power, Self Concept, Self Determination, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Withdrawal (Psychology)

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Language: English

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