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Martin Majcík; Katarína Rozvadská; Tereza Vengrinová; Petr Novotný – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2024
The exit examination from upper-secondary school represents an essential part of the educational trajectory. However, the transition to the labour market or higher education can be complicated by failure. The qualitative study deals with repeatedly unsuccessful students who have struggled to pass the Czech exit exam called the Matura examination.…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Secondary School Students, Academic Failure, Test Preparation
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Djago Djoa, Dominikus; Sunyono, Sunyono; Rosidin, Undang – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2023
This article aims to identify the psychological factors of students that correlate with the smart risk-taking behavior of high school students in Indonesia. The data in this study were distributed to 227 students from 3 (three) regions in Indonesia and evaluated using the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Learning Processes, High School Students
Chen, Xin – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2022
Previous studies have identified the relationship between cognitive activation and academic emotions. However, little is known about the underlying process behind this relationship. Considering that cognitive activation strategies may have different effects on students of different abilities, latent multi-group structural equation modelling was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Psychological Patterns, Learning Strategies, Academic Ability
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Sharon Tzur; Nitza Davidovitch; Adi Katz; Aleksandra Gerkerova – European Educational Researcher, 2025
This study examines how interactions in class WhatsApp groups impact students' motivation and academic achievements. The research incorporates both qualitative and quantitative analyses to explore associations between various types of interactions and academic performance. Key findings reveal a strong positive correlation between students'…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Peer Relationship, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
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Schmid, Rahel; Robin, Nicolas; Smit, Robbert; Strahl, Alexander – European Journal of STEM Education, 2022
Secondary school students often lack the necessary motivation to program visually. The present study aims to analyse the effects of error learning orientation on students' intrinsic motivation for visual programming. According to the control-value theory of Pekrun (2006), we posit that the influence of error learning orientation on intrinsic…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Student Motivation, Programming, Visual Aids
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Tommaso Feraco; Roberta Bonelli; Lorenza Da Re; Chiara Meneghetti – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2025
Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) skills--also known under labels like soft skills, 21st century skills, or social-emotional skills--are considered key factors for students' success, well-being, and social relationships, among others. However, literature on the topic relied on different frameworks and questionable measurement methods.…
Descriptors: Soft Skills, High School Students, Independent Study, 21st Century Skills
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Schweder, Sabine; Raufelder, Diana – Learning Environments Research, 2022
An increasing number of German schools have suspended teacher-directed learning (TL) in favor of self-directed learning (SL) modules. We used the broaden-and-build theory and self-determination theory as a theoretical framework to determine whether students in self-directed and teacher-directed learning environments differ in the interplay of…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Learning Strategies
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Niittylahti, Satu; Annala, Johanna; Mäkinen, Marita – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2023
This study aims to explore how student engagement evolves during vocational education and training. A qualitative longitudinal study was carried out; 12 students were interviewed once a year during their three-year education. A qualitative content analysis was performed and three different student engagement profiles were identified. The findings…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Profiles, Vocational Education, Longitudinal Studies
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Ekatushabe, Margaret; Nsanganwimana, Florien; Muwonge, Charles M.; Ssenyonga, Joseph – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
According to the control-value theory of achievement emotions, the influence of cognitive activation teaching strategies on students' effective use of Cognitive and Meta-Cognitive (CMC) learning strategies is mediated by control appraisals (e.g. self-efficacy) and achievement emotions (i.e. enjoyment and boredom). However, there is limited and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Psychological Patterns, Learning Strategies
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Balaž, Barbara; Hanzec Markovic, Ivana; Brajša-Žganec, Andreja – Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2021
Objective: The main purpose of this study was to examine the assumptions of the control-value theory of achievement emotions in the explanation of the relationship between positive achievement emotions and academic success. Method: The study was conducted among 513 high school students (341 female) from two high schools in Zagreb, Croatia.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Academic Achievement, Positive Attitudes, Psychological Patterns
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Weidner, Brian N.; Skolar, Ellen – Music Educators Journal, 2021
Failure is a common experience in the lives of musicians and educators that is frequently seen as a negative attribute for performances in music education. By shifting from a negative, destructive approach to a positive, constructive orientation to failure, music educators can help their students learn and advance forward from experiences of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Failure, Music Education, Music Teachers
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Moreira, Paulo A. S.; Inman, Richard Anthony; Rosa, Inês; Cloninger, Kevin; Duarte, António; Robert Cloninger, C. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Personality results from the complex interactions among multiple learning and memory systems. There is a need to examine the personality-learning association using a personality model that captures this complexity: Cloninger's psychobiological model. The study addresses this need using a person-centered approach. In total, 686 adolescents…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Psychological Patterns, Biology, Adolescents
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Jacobs, Pamela; Beamish, Wendi; McKay, Loraine – Improving Schools, 2021
Limited research is available with a focus on adolescent Autistic girls and their needs during secondary schooling. Consequently, many issues are often not recognised and addressed by educators. The small-scale Australian research reported here explored the experiences of five Autistic girls during their first 2 years of secondary school, with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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González-Barbera, Coral; Chaparro, Alicia A.; Caso-Niebla, Joaquín – International Education Studies, 2019
The aim of the study was to describe student profiles associated with educational achievement from four sets of personal variables: psychological, academic, health, and technology use. A representative sample of middle school students from Baja California, Mexico, was given an ad hoc questionnaire and academic results were obtained from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Profiles, Academic Achievement
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Brunner, Martin; Keller, Ulrich; Wenger, Marina; Fischbach, Antoine; Lüdtke, Oliver – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2018
To plan group-randomized trials where treatment conditions are assigned to schools, researchers need design parameters that provide information about between-school differences in outcomes as well as the amount of variance that can be explained by covariates at the student (L1) and school (L2) levels. Most previous research has offered these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Psychological Patterns, Learning Strategies
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