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Saenz, Victor B.; Drake, Anna P.; Garcia-Louis, Claudia; Ryu, Wonsun J.; Ponjuan, Luis – Journal of College Access, 2018
This study examined the influence of participation in school and extracurricular activities on Latino males' intention to pursue a bachelor's degree in relation to their Latina peers. Using nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study data from 2012, researchers developed two factors and three dichotomous variables focused on academic,…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Gender Differences, Males, Extracurricular Activities
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Aibar Solana, Alberto; Bois, Julien E.; Zaragoza, Javier; Bru, Noëlle; Paillard, Thierry; Generelo, Eduardo – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine and compare the correlates of objective sedentary behavior (SB) and nonschool self-reported SB in adolescents from 2 midsized cities, 1 in France (Tarbes) and 1 in Spain (Huesca). Stability of objective SB and nonschool self-reported SB were also assessed at different time points during 1 academic…
Descriptors: Correlation, Life Style, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level
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Nguyen, Tuan Minh – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to predict academic outcome in math and math-related subjects using learning approaches and demographic factors. Design/Methodology/Approach: ASSIST was used as the instrumentation to measure learning approaches. The study was conducted in the International University of Vietnam with 616 participants. An…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement
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Timmermans, Anneke C.; de Boer, Hester; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2016
Little is known about factors other than students' abilities and background variables that shape teachers' achievement expectations. This study was aimed at investigating the role of teachers' perceptions of students attributes (working habits, popularity, self-confidence, student--teacher relationships, and classroom behavior) in shaping…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students, Foreign Countries, Primary Education
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Sirin, Erkan Faruk – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Today, procrastination is a more common phenomenon among students than ever. Because they have lots of thing to do but they have limited time. When the literature concerning procrastination is reviewed, it can be easily made out that reasons for procrastination behaviours are various. Because of these reasons, sometimes, we do not go into action…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation, Measures (Individuals)