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Self-Concept Mediates the Relation between Achievement and Emotions in Mathematics
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Van der Beek, Jojanneke P. J.; Van der Ven, Sanne H. G.; Kroesbergen, Evelyn H.; Leseman, Paul P. M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Background: Mathematics achievement is related to positive and negative emotions. Pekrun's control-value theory of achievement emotions suggests that students' self-concept (i.e., self-appraisal of ability) may be an important mediator of the relation between mathematics achievement and emotions. Aims: The aims were (1) to investigate the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Emotional Response, Grade 9, Secondary School Students
Research Self-Efficacy of Lecturers in Non-University Higher Education
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Griffioen, D. M. E.; de Jong, U.; Jak, S. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2013
During the last decade, the relationship between university and non-university higher education institutions has changed. As a contribution to the knowledge economy, non-university higher education institutions are expected to educate their students in research activities. Previously, teaching was the main responsibility of lecturers in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Student Research
The Effect of Pubertal and Psychosocial Timing on Adolescents' Alcohol Use: What Role Does Alcohol-Specific Parenting Play?
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Schelleman-Offermans, Karen; Knibbe, Ronald A.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Burk, William J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
In scientific literature, early pubertal timing emerges as a risk factor of adolescents' drinking, whereas alcohol-specific rules (the degree to which parents permit their children to consume alcohol in various situations) showed to protect against adolescents' drinking. This study investigated whether alcohol-specific rules mediate and/or…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Drinking, Adolescents, Puberty
The Effect of the Fit between Secondary and University Education on First-Year Student Achievement
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Torenbeek, Marjolein; Jansen, Ellen; Hofman, Adriaan – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Central in this study is the role of student variables and the fit between secondary education and university education in the explanation of first-year student achievement. The fit between two levels of education can be defined in different ways. In this study the focus is on four fit-aspects: appropriateness of expectations, and the degree to…
Descriptors: Productivity, Student Employment, Social Integration, Structural Equation Models