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Parental Involvement and General Cognitive Ability as Predictors of Domain-Specific Academic Achievement in Early Adolescence
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Karbach, Julia; Gottschling, Juliana; Spengler, Marion; Hegewald, Katrin; Spinath, Frank M. – Learning and Instruction, 2013
Numerous studies showed that general cognitive ability (GCA) is a reliable predictor of academic achievement. In addition, parental involvement in their children's academic development is of major importance in early adolescence. This study investigated the incremental validity of parental involvement over GCA in the prediction of academic…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Cognitive Ability, Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents
Modeling Academic Achievement by Self-Reported versus Traced Goal Orientation
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Zhou, Mingming; Winne, Philip H. – Learning and Instruction, 2012
We examined achievement goals measured by self-reports and by traces (behavioral indicators) gathered as undergraduates used software tools to study a multimedia-formatted article. Traces were operationalized by tags participants applied to selections of text and hyperlinks they clicked in the article. Tags and hyperlinks were titled to represent…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Undergraduate Students
Cognitive Ability and Personality Variables as Predictors of School Grades and Test Scores in Adolescents
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Hofer, Manfred; Kuhnle, Claudia; Kilian, Britta; Fries, Stefan – Learning and Instruction, 2012
The predictive power of cognitive ability and self-control strength for self-reported grades and an achievement test were studied. It was expected that the variables use of time structure, academic procrastination, and motivational interference during learning further aid in predicting students' achievement because they are operative in situations…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Achievement Tests
The Influence of Achievement Goals and Social Goals on Help-Seeking from Peers in an Academic Context
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Roussel, Peggy; Elliot, Andrew J.; Feltman, Roger – Learning and Instruction, 2011
The influence of achievement goals and social goals on help-seeking from peers in an academic context was examined in two studies. A total of 551 high school students participated in the two studies. The results across the studies demonstrated strong convergence, revealing that mastery-approach, mastery-avoidance, and friendship-approach goals…
Descriptors: High School Students, Friendship, Help Seeking, Peer Relationship
Differential Relations of Constructivist and Didactic Instruction to Students' Cognition, Motivation, and Achievement
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Nie, Youyan; Lau, Shun – Learning and Instruction, 2010
This study examined how constructivist and didactic instruction was related to students' cognitive, motivational, and achievement outcomes in English classrooms, using a sample of 3000 Grade 9 students from 108 classrooms in 39 secondary schools in Singapore. Results of hierarchical linear modeling showed differential cross-level relations. After…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries
Reading Comprehension, Word Reading and Spelling as Predictors of School Achievement and Choice of Secondary Education
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Savolainen, Hannu; Ahonen, Timo; Aro, Mikko; Tolvanen, Asko; Holopainen, Leena – Learning and Instruction, 2008
The main aim of this study was to find out what kind of factor model of written language skills could be created on the basis of tests of reading accuracy and fluency, spelling and reading comprehension, and how the written language skills factor and school achievement predict choice of secondary education and what effects gender, special…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Spelling, Written Language, Reading Tests