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ERIC Number: EJ724252
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Nov
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4405
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A Model of Academic Enablers and Mathematics Achievement in the Elementary Grades
DiPerna, James C.; Volpe, Robert J.; Elliott, Stephen N.
Journal of School Psychology, v43 n5 p379-392 Nov 2005
The purpose of this study was to test a model of the relations between specific academic enablers (motivation, interpersonal skills, engagement, and study skills) and mathematics achievement. Using teacher judgments of academic enablers and achievement, we examined the fit of this model for primary (Grades K-2) and intermediate (Grades 3-6) samples of elementary students. The results of structural equation modeling analyses indicated that prior achievement and interpersonal skills predict motivation, which then predicts study skills and engagement. These latter skills, in turn, are positively associated with academic achievement. Differences in magnitude of specific model pathways, however, were noted between the primary and intermediate samples. Implications of the findings and directions for future research regarding models of academic enablers are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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