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Archambault, I.; Pagani, L. S.; Fitzpatrick, C. – Learning and Instruction, 2013
Using structural equation modeling with a population-based cohort of French-speaking children from Quebec (Canada), prospective associations were made between two previously established factors underlying student performance--classroom engagement and the teacher-student relations. Our results show developmental continuity in classroom engagement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Structural Equation Models, French Canadians, Academic Achievement
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Hanham, Jose; McCormick, John – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The present study investigated the relationships between key self-processes, namely independent vs. interdependent self-construal and self-efficacy, with students' attitudes toward working in groups comprised friends and groups comprised acquaintances. The sample consisted of 563 students (280 of Year 10 and 283 of Year 11). Data were collected…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Group Dynamics
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Dermitzaki, Irini; Leondari, Angeliki; Goudas, Marios – Learning and Instruction, 2009
This study aimed at investigating the relations between students' strategic behaviour during problem solving, task performance and domain-specific self-concept. A total of 167 first- and second-graders were individually examined in tasks involving cubes assembly and in academic self-concept in mathematics. Students' cognitive, metacognitive, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Concept, Problem Solving, Task Analysis
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Elia, Iliada; Gagatsis, Athanasios; Demetriou, Andreas – Learning and Instruction, 2007
This study investigated the role of different modes of representation, i.e., verbal description, decorative pictures, informational pictures and number line, in solving additive change problems. Data were collected from 1447 students in Grades 1, 2, and 3. Structural equations modelling affirmed the existence of four first-order…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Grade 1, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving