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González, Antonio; Fernández, María-Victoria Carrera; Paoloni, Paola-Verónica – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
Recent research on achievement in science asserts that motivation, emotion, and metacognition are important driving forces for learning. This study sought to examine the relationships between two physics class emotions (hope and anxiety), their motivational predictors (instrumentality and self-efficacy), and their effects on metacognitive problem…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Physics, Learning Motivation
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Meece, Judith L.; Jones, M. Gail – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Examines gender differences in fifth- and sixth-grade students' self-reports of confidence, motivation goals, and learning strategies in whole-class and small-group sessions. Overall, results reveal few gender differences and indicate that students report greater confidence and mastery motivation in small-group lessons. Contains 55 references.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Learning Motivation