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Marsh, Herbert W.; Dowson, Martin; Pietsch, James; Walker, Richard – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2004
Multicollinearity is a well-known general problem, but it also seriously threatens valid interpretations in structural equation models. Illustrating this problem, J. Pietsch, R. Walker, and E. Chapman (2003) found paths leading to achievement were apparently much larger for self-efficacy (.55) than self-concept (-.05), suggesting--erroneously, as…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Self Concept
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Walker, Christopher O.; Greene, Barbara A.; Mansell, Robert A. – Learning & Individual Differences, 2006
Examined were several theoretically important relations among motivational characteristics of students that are malleable, or changeable with intervention. The motivational construct identification with academics, which includes perceptions of belonging and valuing within an academic context, was investigated along with intrinsic/extrinsic…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Motivation, Identification (Psychology), College Faculty
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Joo, Young-Ju; Bong, Mimi; Choi, Ha-Jeen – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2000
Describes a study of junior high school students in Seoul, Korea that examined the effects of student motivation on performance in Web-based instruction. Tested the applicability of the self-efficacy theory in Web-based contexts through motivational surveys, path analyses, written tests, and search tests. Internet self-efficacy scale and sample…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools