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Tesfaye, Casey Langer; Mulvey, Patrick J. – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2007
This report describes the initial employment and educational paths pursued by physics and astronomy degree recipients at the bachelor's, master's, and PhD levels for the classes of 2002-03 and 2003-04. The report includes starting salaries, primary work activities, ratings of professional challenge and other aspects of initial employment. The…
Descriptors: Physics, Astronomy, Graduation Rate, Graduate Surveys
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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