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Perceived--and Not Manipulated--Self-Control Depletion Predicts Students' Achievement Outcomes in Foreign Language Assessments
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Lindner, Christoph; Retelsdorf, Jan – Educational Psychology, 2020
In the present study we investigated which role manipulated (i.e., experimentally induced) and perceived (i.e., self-reported) self-control depletion plays in students' (N = 176 seventh graders) achievement-related experiences and behaviour during a test of English as a foreign language, while controlling for trait self-control. Our successful…
Descriptors: Self Control, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Performance Factors
Trajectories of Self-Perceived Math Ability, Utility Value and Interest across Middle School as Predictors of High School Math Performance
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Petersen, Jennifer Lee; Hyde, Janet Shibley – Educational Psychology, 2017
Although many studies have documented developmental change in mathematics motivation, little is known about how these trends predict math performance. A sample of 288 participants from the United States reported their perceived math ability, math utility value and math interest in 5th, 7th and 9th grades. Latent growth curve models estimated…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Middle Schools, Middle School Students
Gender Differences in Adolescents' Academic Motivation and Classroom Behaviour
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Bugler, Myfanwy; McGeown, Sarah P.; St Clair-Thompson, Helen – Educational Psychology, 2015
The present study investigated gender differences in adolescents' academic motivation and classroom behaviour and gender differences in the extent to which motivation was associated with, and predicted, classroom behaviour. Seven hundred and fifty students (384 boys and 366 girls) aged 11--16 (M age?=?14.0, 1.59 SD) completed a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Motivation, Academic Aspiration, Classroom Environment
Volunteerism as Purpose: Examining the Long-Term Predictors of Continued Community Engagement
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Barber, Carolyn; Mueller, Conrad T.; Ogata, Sachiko – Educational Psychology, 2013
This study frames continued long-term participation in community engagement activities as indicative of a sense of "purpose" as defined by Damon, Menon, and Cotton Bronk (2003). Using data from US-based National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we examined factors that predict whether students participating in civic engagement…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Extracurricular Activities, High School Students, Citizen Participation
An Expectancy-Value Perspective of Civic Education Motivation, Learning and Desirable Outcomes
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Liem, Gregory Arief D.; Chua, Bee Leng – Educational Psychology, 2013
The present study assessed the mediating role of expectancy for success and value beliefs in civic education in linking socio-academic factors (gender, ethnicity, school level and prior achievement) to desirable civic attributes. The sample comprised 1664 students in their Year-7-Year-12 (mean age = 14.79, range = 12-18). Structural equation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Self Efficacy, Course Content
Personal Teaching Efficacy and Its Sources: Student Teachers' Perceptions
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Poulou, Maria – Educational Psychology, 2007
Teachers' confidence in their ability to perform the actions that lead to student learning is one of the few individual characteristics that predicts teacher practice and student outcomes. Teachers and especially student teachers need strong efficacy beliefs in order to continue teaching during in-service education. The current study explores the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Characteristics, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness