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El, Ron Pat; Tillema, Harm; van Koppen, Sabine W. M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
In this study we investigate the influence of ethnic differences on student motivation when learning from formative feedback. Interpersonal teacher behavior and student motivational needs are used to explain the effects of assessment for learning on intrinsic motivation by comparing students from different ethnic backgrounds. The final study's…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teacher Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Student Motivation
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Ruthig, Joelle C.; Hanson, Bridget L.; Marino, Joanna M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
Early academic perceptions are critical to undergraduate students' success in college. This 3-phase study examined stability of and links between academic comparative optimism (ACO; positive expectations about future performance) and perceived academic control (PAC; sense of influence over academic outcomes) among 68 undergraduate students. ACO…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables