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Rindermann, Heiner; Michou, Christina Dimitra; Thompson, James – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Verbal ability comprises receptive (understanding) and active (producing) facets. While the first (e.g. as literacy in PIRLS and PISA) is frequently analyzed in its relationship to further cognitive abilities and parental attributes the latter is rarely investigated. The present study using data from N=280 students aged 9 to 14 years investigated…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Childrens Writing, Writing Ability, Psychometrics
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Lichtenfeld, Stephanie; Pekrun, Reinhard; Stupnisky, Robert H.; Reiss, Kristina; Murayama, Kou – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This article reports about the development and validation of a measurement instrument assessing elementary school students' achievement emotions (Achievement Emotions Questionnaire-Elementary School, AEQ-ES). Specifically, the instrument assesses students' enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom pertaining to three types of academic settings (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Homework, Academic Achievement
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Ardasheva, Yuliya; Tong, Sze Sze; Tretter, Thomas R. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This study modified and validated a measure of motivational orientations--grounded in self-determination theory and originally developed for postsecondary students--for use with younger (pre-college) English language learners (ELLs). Exploratory factor analysis results in Sample A (n = 528) indicated that the data were best explained by a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Factor Structure, Learning Motivation, Measures (Individuals)
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Wicherts, Jelte M.; Dolan, Conor V.; Carlson, Jerry S.; van der Maas, Han L. J. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
In his comment on our literature review of data on the performance of sub-Saharan Africans on Raven's Progressive Matrices, Lynn (this issue) criticized our selection of samples of primary and secondary school students. On the basis of the samples he deemed representative, Lynn concluded that the average IQ of sub-Saharan Africans stands at 67…
Descriptors: Legislators, Academic Achievement, Intelligence Quotient, Foreign Countries