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Jelena Radišic; Ksenija Krstic; Barbara Blažanin; Katarina Micic; Aleksandar Baucal; Francisco Peixoto; Stanislaw Schukajlow – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Based on the expectancy-value perspective on identity and identity formation, this paper explores the relationship between math identity (MI) and the dimensions of motivation (i.e. intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value and perceived competence) and math achievement in primary school. An additional aim of our research was to explore…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Mathematics Skills, Student Motivation, Mathematics Achievement
Julia Hormuth; Marlene Ferencz; Jutta Heikkilä; Taija Ihamäki – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2025
Student academic success plays an important role in higher education institutions, as it is often used as a core measure of university performance. Internationally, there is an extensive literature on the predictors of academic success. In addition to intellectual variables, the effects of psychological factors have received increased attention.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Personality Traits, Student Motivation, Predictor Variables
Hartikainen, Jani; Haapala, Eero A.; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Sääkslahti, Arja; Laukkanen, Arto; Gao, Ying; Finni, Taija – Learning Environments Research, 2023
As a result of educational reforms in many countries, including Finland, new or renovated comprehensive schools have increasingly begun to incorporate open and flexible designs and principles. Multipurpose and adaptable open learning spaces can provide children with amplified opportunities to be physically active during general education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Physical Activities, Classroom Environment
Orellana, Pelusa; Jacques, Lorraine; Korkeamäki, Riitta-Liisa; Tafa, Eufimia; Gambrell, Linda B. – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2019
We examined early elementary children's reading motivation in four different countries. Results revealed that reading motivation is a stable construct in countries like Chile, Finland, Greece, and the United States. Motivation to read followed similar patterns across the countries, with increased scores at the end of the school year. This trend…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Reading Motivation
Makkonen, Taina; Lavonen, Jari; Tirri, Kirsi – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2019
A key factor in supporting talent development among gifted students is the fostering of a growth mindset in their learning. However, there has been little research on the subject-specific mindsets of these students and their teachers. This study examined the mindsets of academically gifted Finnish upper-secondary students (N = 164) and Finnish…
Descriptors: Physics, Intelligence, Beliefs, Academically Gifted
Kuusimäki, Anne-Mari; Uusitalo, Lotta; Tirri, Kirsi – Education Sciences, 2021
The Finnish National curriculum obligates teachers to give parents encouraging feedback about their children's learning and development, the aim being to build a constructive relationship between homes and schools and to encourage close collaboration among all parties. Teachers in Finland nowadays use digital platforms that allow effective online…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Parent Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation
McKnight, Katherine; Graybeal, John; Yarbro, Jessica; Graybeal, Lacey – Pearson Education, Inc., 2016
To contribute to the global discussion about what makes an effective teacher, Pearson surveyed students ages 15-19, teachers, principals, education researchers, education policymakers, and parents of school-aged children in 23 countries (Canada, U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Finland, Germany, Poland, England, Morocco, Egypt, South Africa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Surveys, Adolescents