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Matlen, Bryan J.; Richland, Lindsey E.; Klostermann, Ellen C.; Lyons, Emily – Grantee Submission, 2018
Mathematical problem solving typically involves manipulating visual symbols (e.g., equations), and prior research suggests that those symbols serve as diagrammatic representations (e.g., Landy & Goldstone, 2010). The present work examines the ways that instructional design of student engagement with these diagrammatic representations may…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Incidence
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De Castella, Krista; Byrne, Don; Covington, Martin – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
A classic distinction in the literature on achievement and motivation is between fear of failure and success orientations. From the perspective of self-worth theory, these motives are not bipolar constructs but dimensions that interact in ways that make some students particularly vulnerable to underachievement and disengagement from school. The…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Fear, High School Students, Foreign Countries