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Effects of Formative Feedback on Intrinsic Motivation: Examining Ethnic Differences
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El, Ron Pat; Tillema, Harm; van Koppen, Sabine W. M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
In this study we investigate the influence of ethnic differences on student motivation when learning from formative feedback. Interpersonal teacher behavior and student motivational needs are used to explain the effects of assessment for learning on intrinsic motivation by comparing students from different ethnic backgrounds. The final study's…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teacher Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Student Motivation
Making the Connection: The Role of Social and Academic School Experiences in Students' Emotional Engagement with School in Post-Secondary Vocational Education
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Elffers, Louise; Oort, Frans J.; Karsten, Sjoerd – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
This study examines the emotional engagement with school of a diverse sample of 909 students in post-secondary vocational education in the Netherlands. Using multilevel regression analysis, we assess the role of students' background characteristics and school experiences, and their interaction, in students' emotional engagement with school.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Prevention, At Risk Students, Vocational Education
Incremental Validity of a Performance-Based Test over and above Conventional Academic Predictors
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Tanilon, Jenny; Vedder, Paul; Segers, Mien; Tillema, Harm – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
A conceptual distinction is provided between conventional academic predictors and performance-based tests. Conventional academic predictors include grade average in prior education and academic achievement tests. Performance-based tests involve direct measures of a criterion. Subsequently, an empirical study is presented examining the incremental…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Grade Point Average, Performance Based Assessment
Spelling Development throughout the Elementary Grades: The Dutch Case
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Keuning, Jos; Verhoeven, Ludo – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
The purpose of the present study was to explore Dutch spelling development throughout the elementary grades. Two issues were considered (a) dimensional structure over time, and (b) rate of change. Whether the rate of change differs depending on gender, ethnicity, or word reading skill was examined in particular. A pseudolongitudinal dataset with…
Descriptors: Spelling, Reading Skills, Item Response Theory, Foreign Countries