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Jeno, Lucas M.; Danielsen, Anne G.; Raaheim, Arild – Educational Psychology, 2018
We investigate a model based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to predict academic achievement and dropout intentions among biology students in higher education in Norway. Students (n = 754) from a representative national sample participated in this cross-sectional study. The results align with our hypotheses and SDT assumptions. The model…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropouts, Higher Education, Self Determination
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Saele, Rannveig Grøm; Sørlie, Tore; Nergård-Nilssen, Trude; Ottosen, Karl-Ottar; Goll, Charlotte Bjørnskov; Friborg, Oddgeir – Educational Psychology, 2016
Approximately 30% of students drop out from Norwegian upper secondary schools. Academic achievement, as indexed by grade point average (GPA), is one of the strongest predictors of dropout. The present study aimed to examine the role of cognitive, school-related and affective/psychological predictors of GPA. In addition, we examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Secondary School Students