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Balkis, Murat – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2018
The purpose of the current study is to examine the mediation role of academic achievement and absenteeism in the relationship between multidimensional amotivation and intention to school dropout among Turkish high school students. The results have shown that multidimensional amotivation has direct and indirect effects on intention to school…
Descriptors: Intention, Learning Motivation, Dropout Characteristics, Academic Achievement
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Ravand, Hamdollah; Baghaei, Purya – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2016
Structural equation modeling (SEM) has become widespread in educational and psychological research. Its flexibility in addressing complex theoretical models and the proper treatment of measurement error has made it the model of choice for many researchers in the social sciences. Nevertheless, the model imposes some daunting assumptions and…
Descriptors: Least Squares Statistics, Structural Equation Models, Nonparametric Statistics, Sample Size
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Sang, Jane – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study to assess communication channels as implementation determinants of performance management framework In Kenya at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH). The communication theory was used to inform the study. This study adopted an explanatory design. The target sampled 510 respondents through simple random and stratified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Models, Multivariate Analysis
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Chue, Kah Loong; Nie, Youyan – Journal of International Students, 2016
Psychological factors contribute to motivation and learning for international students as much as teaching strategies. 254 international students and 144 local students enrolled in a private education institute were surveyed regarding their perception of psychological needs support, their motivation and learning approach. The results from this…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
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Sad, Süleyman Nihat – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2015
This study aimed to investigate the perceived efficacy and willingness levels of prospective classroom teachers to teach English at the primary level. The study was designed as a baseline descriptive survey, followed by complementary correlational and ex post facto models. Participants were 251 prospective classroom teachers. Data was collected…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), English Instruction
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Herman, Joan; Osmundson, Ellen; Dai, Yunyun; Ringstaff, Cathy; Timms, Michael – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2015
This exploratory study of elementary school science examines questions central to policy, practice and research on formative assessment: What is the quality of teachers' content-pedagogical and assessment knowledge? What is the relationship between teacher knowledge and assessment practice? What is the relationship between teacher knowledge,…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Elementary School Science, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Shi, Baoguo; Lu, Yongli; Dai, David Yun; Lin, Chongde – Creativity Research Journal, 2013
In this study, 909 5th- and 6th-grade children were recruited as participants, and questionnaires were used to investigate the relationships between migration to urban settings and children's creative inclinations. The study was broken down to 2 parts. Study 1 compared scores on measures of creative inclinations among migrant, rural, and urban…
Descriptors: Creativity, Children, Grade 5, Grade 6
Schumacker, Randall E. – 1989
The relationship of multiple linear regression to various multivariate statistical techniques is discussed. The importance of the standardized partial regression coefficient (beta weight) in multiple linear regression as it is applied in path, factor, LISREL, and discriminant analyses is emphasized. The multivariate methods discussed in this paper…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discriminant Analysis, Equations (Mathematics), Factor Analysis