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Academic Procrastination in Linking Motivation and Achievement-Related Behaviours: A Perspective of Expectancy-Value Theory
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Wu, Fan; Fan, Weihua – Educational Psychology, 2017
The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationships among college students' achievement motivation (subjective task value and academic self-efficacy), academic procrastination (delay and missing deadlines) and achievement-related behaviours (effort and persistence). More specifically, the study investigated the mediating role…
Descriptors: Time Management, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement, Expectation
Female Faculty Role Models, Self-Efficacy and Student Achievement
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Johnson, Iryna – College Student Journal, 2017
Based on data from a single institution, this study estimates the effect of having a female instructor, the effects of measures of self-efficacy, and the interaction effects of measures of self-efficacy and having a female instructor on female and male student grade performance. Self-efficacy for academic achievement, self-regulated learning,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Role Models, Females, Academic Achievement
Students' High School Organizational Leadership Opportunities and Their Influences on Academic Achievement and Civic Participation
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Elemen, Jennifer E. – Journal of Research in Education, 2015
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze high school leadership praxis for its inclusion of students in organizational leadership dialogue and decision-making and the influences of these factors on student achievement and civic participation. Survey questionnaire data were provided by 215 full-time enrolled undergraduate students from…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Leadership, Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation
Identifying the Most Important 21st Century Workforce Competencies: An Analysis of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Research Report. ETS RR-13-21
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Burrus, Jeremy; Jackson, Teresa; Xi, Nuo; Steinberg, Jonathan – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
To identify the most important competencies for college graduates to succeed in the 21st century workforce, we conducted an analysis of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database. O*NET is a large job analysis operated and maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor. We specifically analyzed ratings of the importance of abilities (52…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Job Skills, Occupational Information, Databases
Impact of Entry Mode on Students' Approaches to Learning: A Study of Accounting Students
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Abhayawansa, Subhash; Tempone, Irene; Pillay, Soma – Accounting Education, 2012
This study examines the impact of prior learning experience on students' approaches to learning (SAL). It compares SAL of accounting students admitted to university in Australia on the basis of Institutes of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) qualifications (TAFE-to-university) and through direct entry mode (Year 12-to-university). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accounting, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Culture-Specific Belief Stereotypy and its Personality, Attitudinal and Intellective Correlates.
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Ho, D. Y. F. – 1976
The main objective of this study was to develop a measure of belief stereotypy for individuals. This study examined the extent to which popular stereotyped cultural beliefs were incorporated by individuals and investigated the psychological implications of belief stereotypy in a variety of personality, attitudinal, and intellective functions. Two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Beliefs, Chinese Culture