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Broeckelman-Post, Melissa A.; Hawkins, Katherine E. Hyatt; Murphy, Joshua; Otusanya, Ayodeji; Kueppers, George – Communication Teacher, 2020
The purpose of this study was to find out whether the previously identified gender gap in public speaking anxiety and self-perceived communication competence was also evident in student speaking performances. This study also examined whether students developed equally strong presentations in public speaking versus hybrid introductory communication…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Introductory Courses, Communications, Anxiety
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Karmaeva, Natalia; Zakharov, Andrey – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
Using data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Study -- Higher School of Economics (RLMS), we estimate the relationship between the sense of control, measured as the belief that one has control over one's important future life circumstances and job-related training for women and men in a transitional context. We test the theory of alternative…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Personal Autonomy, Mastery Learning, Labor Market
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Julian, Melissa; Cheadle, Alyssa C. D.; Knudsen, Kendra S.; Bilder, Robert M.; Dunkel Schetter, Christine – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This paper presents a theory-based brief resilience scale, the Resilience Resources Scale (RRS), and evidence for its factor structure, reliability, and validity in two studies of undergraduate students. Participants: Study 1 sampled 295 students and Study 2 sampled 244 students. Methods: Study 1 participants completed the RRS and other…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Mental Health, Physical Health
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Doherty-Bigara, Jacqueline; Gilmore, Linda – Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 2015
Mastery motivation is an important developmental construct that has implications for development across the lifespan. Research to date has focused predominantly on infants and children, with the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire (DMQ) being the most widely used measure of mastery motivation. This article reports on the development and initial…
Descriptors: Mastery Learning, Motivation, Questionnaires, Test Construction
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King, Ronnel B. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2017
Students have various social reasons for doing well in school (social-academic goals). However, most studies have focused on competence-oriented achievement goals with little attention paid to social-academic goals. This study aims to examine the role of social-academic goals in students' general well-being (Study 1) and socioemotional functioning…
Descriptors: Well Being, Goal Orientation, Academic Achievement, Social Responsibility
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Madjar, Nir; Chohat, Ronny – Educational Psychology, 2017
The current study aimed to explore the concept of transition self-efficacy, which is defined as individuals' subjective evaluation of their ability to execute the actions required for a successful transition from elementary to middle school. The study followed a sample of 128 sixth-grade students for 2 consecutive years (before and after the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Academic Ability, Self Concept
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Fortus, David; Daphna, Limor – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Israeli students and their families can choose between state-funded secular, religious, orthodox, and other alternative schools (e.g., Waldorf, Montessori, democratic). Earlier studies showed that the motivation to engage with science differs greatly between Israeli students in secular schools and democratic schools, with these differences being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Single Sex Schools, Religious Education
Koul, Ravinder; Lerdpornkulrat, Thanita; Poondej, Chanut – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2016
There has been considerable research interest into the relationship between the parenting styles of Asians, and student motivation and achievement. The investigation presented in this paper contributes to the literature in this area by examining the influence of perceived parenting style on goal orientations and career aspirations of a sample of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Occupational Aspiration, Sex Role, Parenting Styles
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Nasser, Ramzi; McInerney, Dennis – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study investigated the relation between motivational goals and university intentions, school valuing and school achievement. The premise of this study is that motivational goals play a key role in academic values and achievement. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to establish the construct validity of the motivational measures drawn…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Tapola, Anna; Jaakkola, Tomi; Niemivirta, Markku – Journal of Experimental Education, 2014
This study investigated changes in elementary school students' (n = 140) situational interest as a function of achievement goal orientation profiles and task characteristics. The authors repeatedly measured situational interest during a simulated science learning task in 2 task conditions that differed in the concreteness of the task elements. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Goal Orientation, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction
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Lee, Kerry; Ning, Flora; Goh, Hui Chin – Educational Psychology, 2014
Although the effects of achievement goals and working memory on academic performance are well established, it is not clear whether they jointly affect academic performance. Children from Primary 4 and 6 (N = 608) were administered (a) measures of working memory and updating from the automated working memory battery and a running span task, (b)…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Mastery Learning, Goal Orientation
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Butler, Ruth – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Two studies were designed to extend Butler's (2007) model and measure of achievement goals for teaching, to recognize that teaching is an interpersonal endeavor, not just personal endeavor. In Study 1, results from 530 teachers in Israel confirmed the predicted 5-factor model comprising relational goals, whereby teachers aspire to create close and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes