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Phelan, Julia; Ing, Marsha; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Brown, Richard S. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
This study extends current research by organizing information about students' expectancy-value achievement motivation, in a way that helps parents and teachers identify specific entry points to encourage and support students' science aspirations. This study uses latent class analysis to describe underlying differences in ability beliefs, task…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Multivariate Analysis
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Wetzel, Eunike; Xu, Xueli; von Davier, Matthias – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2015
In large-scale educational surveys, a latent regression model is used to compensate for the shortage of cognitive information. Conventionally, the covariates in the latent regression model are principal components extracted from background data. This operational method has several important disadvantages, such as the handling of missing data and…
Descriptors: Surveys, Regression (Statistics), Models, Research Methodology
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Gronhoj, Alice; Bech-Larsen, Tino; Chan, Kara; Tsang, Lennon – Health Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to apply the theory of planned behavior to predict Danish adolescents' behavioral intention for healthy eating. Design/methodology/approach: A cluster sample survey of 410 students aged 11 to 16 years studying in Grade 6 to Grade 10 was conducted in Denmark. Findings: Perceived behavioral control followed by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Teaching Methods, Body Composition, Foreign Countries
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Yenilmez, Ayse; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gender and grade level on students' logical thinking abilities. A total of 174 sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students participated in the study. Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) was administered to determine students' reasoning abilities. A two-way multivariate analysis of variance…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Multivariate Analysis, Thinking Skills, Gender Differences