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Direct linkWeber, Heike S.; Lu, Liping; Shi, Jiannong; Spinath, Frank M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The present study investigated the roles of cognitive (working memory, intelligence) and motivational variables (self-perceived ability, intrinsic value) in explaining school achievement. The sample consisted of N = 320 German elementary school children in the fourth grade. Working memory and intelligence were assessed in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Motivation, Short Term Memory
Hirvonen, Riikka; Tolvanen, Asko; Aunola, Kaisa; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
Besides cognitive factors, children's learning at school may be influenced by more dynamic phenomena, such as motivation and achievement-related task-avoidant behavior. The present study examined the developmental dynamics of task-avoidant behavior and math performance from kindergarten to Grade 4. A total of 225 children were tested for their…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Structural Equation Models
Tucker-Drob, Elliot M. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
Children whose parents are more highly educated enjoy greater age-linked gains in cognitive abilities and academic achievement. Different researchers have typically focused on different outcomes, and the extent to which parental education relates to multiple child outcomes via a single developmental pathway has received little empirical attention.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Age Differences, Cognitive Development
Gniewosz, Burkhard; Noack, Peter – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The present study investigates the intergenerational transmission of the valuing of math within family. We tested if there are groups of students showing differential intergenerational transmission patterns. Based on a two-wave longitudinal sample of 1198 German fifth graders, their mothers (N = 874), and fathers (N = 733), structural equation…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Mothers, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement
