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Relative Importance of Intelligence and Ability Self-Concept in Predicting Test Performance and School Grades in the Math and Language Arts Domains
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Lauermann, Fani; Meißner, Anja; Steinmayr, Ricarda – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Students' intelligence and self-concept of ability are critical predictors of school achievement. However, studies focusing on the relative importance of both achievement predictors have produced mixed results. To clarify these inconsistencies, the present study investigated whether the relative predictive power of students' intelligence and…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Self Concept, German, Mathematics Tests
Similarities and Differences between Intellectually Gifted and Average-Ability Students in School Performance, Motivation, and Subjective Well-Being
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Bergold, Sebastian; Wirthwein, Linda; Steinmayr, Ricarda – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2020
Terman's study was the first to systematically document the lives of the intellectually gifted. This cross-sectional study replicates and extends some of Terman's findings on characteristics of the gifted in childhood, comparing largely unselected samples of gifted (n = 50) and average-ability (n = 50) adolescents matched by means of propensity…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Well Being, Academically Gifted
Explaining Academic-Track Boys' Underachievement in Language Grades: Not a Lack of Aptitude but Students' Motivational Beliefs and Parents' Perceptions?
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Heyder, Anke; Kessels, Ursula; Steinmayr, Ricarda – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Background: Boys earn lower grades in languages than girls. The expectancy-value model by Eccles" et al." (1983, "A series of books in psychology. Achievement and achievement motives. Psychological and sociological approaches," W.H. Freeman, San Francisco, CA, 76) is a comprehensive theoretical model for explaining gender…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Gender Differences, Student Motivation, Parent Attitudes
Academic Competencies: Their Interrelatedness and Gender Differences at Their High End
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Bergold, Sebastian; Wendt, Heike; Kasper, Daniel; Steinmayr, Ricarda – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
The present study investigated (a) how a latent profile analysis based on representative data of N = 74,868 4th graders from 17 European countries would cluster the students on the basis of their reading, mathematics, and science achievement test scores; (b) whether there would be gender differences at various competency levels, especially among…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Gender Differences, Disproportionate Representation, Profiles
The Roles of Competence Beliefs and Goal Orientations for Change in Intrinsic Motivation
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Spinath, Birgit; Steinmayr, Ricarda – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
The present study investigated 3 theoretically plausible explanations for changes in school-related intrinsic motivation. A sample of 348 German 11th-grade students was followed for 1 year. At 2 measurement occasions, students completed self-reports regarding their school-related intrinsic motivation, goal orientations, and competence beliefs. In…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Evidence, Goal Orientation, Role
Competence Beliefs and Perceived Ability Evaluations: How Do They Contribute to Intrinsic Motivation and Achievement?
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Freiberger, Verena; Steinmayr, Ricarda; Spinath, Birgit – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
To study the role of students' competence beliefs and their perceived teachers' ability evaluations for intrinsic motivation and achievement in math, 459 second graders from 27 German classrooms were examined. Students provided self-reports on their intrinsic motivation, competence beliefs and perceived teachers' ability evaluations in math.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Self Concept
Longitudinal Analysis of Intrinsic Motivation and Competence Beliefs: Is There a Relation over Time?
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Spinath, Birgit; Steinmayr, Ricarda – Child Development, 2008
The present study explored whether competence beliefs and intrinsic motivation for different school domains show reciprocal effects over time. A sample of 670 German elementary school pupils (M= 8.8 years, SD= 0.51) was followed over 1 year. At 4 measurement occasions, children completed self-reports on their intrinsic motivation and competence…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Student Motivation, Longitudinal Studies, Beliefs