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Gaspard, Hanna; Dicke, Anna-Lena; Flunger, Barbara; Schreier, Brigitte; Häfner, Isabelle; Trautwein, Ulrich; Nagengast, Benjamin – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Expectancy-value theory (Eccles et al., 1983) is a prominent approach to explaining gender differences in math-related academic choices, with value beliefs acting as an important explanatory factor. Expectancy-value theory defines 4 value components: intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value, and cost. The present study followed up on…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics, Beliefs, Grade 9
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Kalis, Emils; Roke, Liga; Krumina, Indra – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2016
The Test for Creative Thinking-Drawing Production (TCT-DP) is designed as an effective drawing-based instrument for measuring creative potential. Many studies report adaptation efforts in other cultures pointing out good psychometric properties of the instrument nonetheless revealing also some trouble spots. The present study includes adaptation…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Gender Differences
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Schick, Hella; Phillipson, Shane N. – High Ability Studies, 2009
In the development of performance excellence, the relative roles played by intellectual ability and motivation remain speculative. This study investigates the role played by general intelligence, school environment, self-efficacy, and aspects of personal identity in the formation of learning motivation in German students attending the Gymnasium…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Self Efficacy, Factor Structure, Learning Motivation