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Verboom, Charlotte E.; Sijtsema, Jelle J.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.; Ormel, Johan – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Depressive problems and academic performance, social well-being, and social problems in adolescents are strongly associated. However, longitudinal and bidirectional relations between the two remain unclear, as well as the role of gender. Consequently, this study focuses on the relation between depressive problems and three types of functioning in…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Depression (Psychology), Structural Equation Models, Path Analysis
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Korpershoek, Hanke – Frontline Learning Research, 2016
The aims of the present study were (1) to identify to what extent school motivation and school commitment contributed to the explanation of students' academic achievement in addition to the effect of students' cognitive capacities, (2) to find out whether school commitment mediated the relation between school motivation and academic achievement,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Secondary School Students, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
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Torenbeek, Marjolein; Jansen, Ellen; Suhre, Cor – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The time students invest in their studies and their resulting achievement is partly dependent on curriculum characteristics. Degree programmes differ greatly with respect to how the curriculum is organized, for example in the type (e.g. lectures, practicals) and the number of classes. The focus of this study is on the relationships between…
Descriptors: Prediction, Undergraduate Students, Attendance, Academic Achievement
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Meeuwisse, Marieke; Born, Marise Ph.; Severiens, Sabine E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
Expanding on family-work and work-study models, this article investigated a model for family-study conflict and family-study facilitation. The focus of the study was the relationship of family-study conflict and family-study facilitation with students' effortful behaviors and academic performance among a sample of university students (N = 1,656).…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Structural Equation Models, Conflict, Academic Achievement
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Honingh, Marlies; Hooge, Edith – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
Over the last three decades, the concept of teacher collaboration has been embraced as a promising concept in the sphere of educational policy and educational research. Teacher collaboration is now considered crucial to strengthening the position of teachers, shaping their professional space and improving their professionalism. However, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Characteristics, Structural Equation Models
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Torenbeek, M.; Jansen, E. P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. A. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
Central in this study is the relationship between the pedagogical approach and generic skill development in the first 10 weeks at university, students' perception of the fit between secondary and university education and first-year achievement. Information regarding the pedagogical approach and generic skill development was gathered through…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Administration, Basic Skills, Skill Development
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ten Bruggencate, Gerdy; Luyten, Hans; Scheerens, Jaap; Sleegers, Peter – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2012
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the means by which principals achieve an impact on student achievement. Research Design: Through the application of structural equation modeling, a mediated-effects model for school leadership was tested, using data from 97 secondary schools in the Netherlands. Findings: The results showed a small…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, School Organization
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Brauckmann, Stefan; Pashiardis, Petros – International Journal of Educational Management, 2011
Purpose: The overall purpose of the European Union-funded Leadership Improvement for Student Achievement (LISA) project was to explore how leadership styles, as conceptualized in the developed dynamic holistic leadership framework, directly or indirectly affect student achievement at the lower secondary level of education in seven European…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Leadership Styles
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Torenbeek, Marjolein; Jansen, Ellen; Hofman, Adriaan – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Central in this study is the role of student variables and the fit between secondary education and university education in the explanation of first-year student achievement. The fit between two levels of education can be defined in different ways. In this study the focus is on four fit-aspects: appropriateness of expectations, and the degree to…
Descriptors: Productivity, Student Employment, Social Integration, Structural Equation Models
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Tempelaar, Dirk T.; van der Loeff, Sybrand Schim; Gijselaers, Wim H. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2007
Recent research in statistical reasoning has focused on the developmental process in students when learning statistical reasoning skills. This study investigates statistical reasoning from the perspective of individual differences. As manifestation of heterogeneity, students' prior attitudes toward statistics, measured by the extended Survey of…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Statistics, Structural Equation Models
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Loyens, Sofie M. M.; Rikers, Remy M. J. P.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2007
This study investigated the impact of students' conceptions of constructivist learning activities on academic achievement and drop-out. Although constructivism represents an influential view of learning, studies investigating how students conceptualize this perspective have not been conducted before. A structural equation modelling approach was…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Learning Activities, Constructivism (Learning), Academic Achievement
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Andriessen, Iris; Phalet, Karen; Lens, Willy – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
Background: Cross-cultural research on minority school achievement yields mixed findings on the motivational impact of future goal setting for students from disadvantaged minority groups. Relevant and recent motivational research, integrating Future Time Perspective Theory with Self-Determination Theory, has not yet been validated among minority…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Attitudes, Time Perspective, Learning Strategies