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Direct linkNg, Clarence – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
What motivates high school students to persist with challenging mathematics? The current investigation examined this important question using the concept of mathematics self-schema, that is, students' cognitive generalizations of their selves in learning mathematics. Mathematics self-schemas are important sources of motivation. It was hypothesized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Learning Motivation, Academic Persistence
Peer reviewedAinley, Mary D. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
Ways in which student beliefs and goals distinguish different styles of engagement with learning, and how such styles are associated with student strategies were studied for 137 female eleventh graders in Australia. Six identified styles of engagement are discussed in terms of insights from analysis preserving the multidimensional character of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Cluster Analysis, Educational Assessment
