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Basl, Josef – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
The theme of this paper is students' interest in future natural sciences-related careers. It is based on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment survey that in 2006 focused attention on the science literacy achievements of students. The paper uses the methods of linear regression modelling and structural equation modelling in…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Career Choice, Regression (Statistics), Natural Sciences
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Silven, Maarit; Poskiparta, Elisa; Niemi, Pekka; Voeten, Marinus – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
The course of language acquisition from infancy to public primary school was followed in a sample of 56 Finnish children to examine precursors to reading at first grade. Structural equation modeling of continuity suggested effects from growth in early vocabulary to mastery of inflectional forms at preschool age. The early language directly…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Structural Equation Models, Language Acquisition, Reading Skills
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Hakanen, Jari J.; Bakker, Arnold B.; Schaufeli, Wilmar B. – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
The Job Demands-Resources Model was used as the basis of the proposal that there are two parallel processes involved in work-related well-being among teachers, namely an energetical process (i.e., job demands --> burnout --> ill health) and a motivational process (i.e., job resources --> engagement --> organizational…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Welfare, Foreign Countries