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A Closer Look at the Domain-Specific Associations of Openness with Language Achievement: Evidence on the Role of Intrinsic Value from Two Large-Scale Longitudinal Studies
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Meyer, Jennifer; Schmidt, Fabian T. C.; Fleckenstein, Johanna; Köller, Olaf – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Many empirical investigations focus on how personality traits and academic motivation are related to academic achievement. Regarding the personality traits described in the five-factor model, prior research has shown associations between openness to experience and language achievement in particular. Following the principle of trait…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, German, Personality Traits, Student Motivation
Enhancing the Interpretive Reading and Analytical Writing of Mainstreamed English Learners in Secondary School: Results from a Randomized Field Trial Using a Cognitive Strategies Approach
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Olson, Carol Booth; Kim, James S.; Scarcella, Robin; Kramer, Jason; Pearson, Matthew; van Dyk, David A.; Collins, Penny; Land, Robert E. – American Educational Research Journal, 2012
In this study, 72 secondary English teachers from the Santa Ana Unified School District were randomly assigned to participate in the Pathway Project, a cognitive strategies approach to teaching interpretive reading and analytical writing, or to a control condition involving typical district training focusing on teaching content from the textbook.…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods