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Froiland, John Mark; Worrell, Frank C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Using structural equation models, with gender, parent education, and prior grade point average (GPA) as control variables, we examined the relationships among intrinsic motivation to learn, learning goals, behavioral engagement at school, and academic performance (measured by GPA) in 1,575 students in an ethnically and racially diverse high…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Motivation, Student Educational Objectives, Learner Engagement
Tovar, Esau – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Community colleges continue to experience high levels of student attrition and low degree/certificate completion rates. Given extant literature, there appears to be a need to reexamine how interactions between students and the institution, and students and institutional agents are taking place, with the aim of identifying institutional practices…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Intention, Academic Persistence