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Hettinger, Katharina; Lazarides, Rebecca; Schiefele, Ulrich – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2023
Mathematics interest is highly relevant for students' academical and emotional development in the domain of mathematics. Thus, it appears alarming that students' mathematics interest decreases during the course of secondary school. Teacher self-efficacy is a central facet of teacher motivation and is assumed to be highly relevant for student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 9, Mathematics Teachers
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Chaiyadejkamjorn, Natsuchawirang; Soonthonrojana, Wimonrat; Sangkhaphanthanon, Thanya – International Education Studies, 2017
The research aimed to construct an instructional model for creative writing for Mattayomsueksa Three students (Grade 9), to develop the model according to a criterion of 80/80, and to examine the results of the model in use. The research methodology consisted of three phases: phase one studied the current states, problems and needs for teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Writing, Writing Instruction, Grade 9
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Thomason, Diane L.; Feng, Du – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: Measuring adolescent perceptions of physical education (PE) activities is necessary in understanding determinants of school PE activity participation. This study assessed reliability and validity of the Physical Education Activities Scale (PEAS), a 41-item visual analog scale measuring high school adolescent perceptions of school PE…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Physical Education, Adolescents
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Chen, Senlin; Chen, Ang – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2012
Expectancy beliefs and task values are two essential motivators in physical education. This study was designed to identify the relation between the expectancy-value constructs (Eccles & Wigfield, 1995) and high school students' physical activity behavior as associated with their energy balance knowledge. High school students (N = 195) in two…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Health Education, Physical Education, Physical Activities
Reader, Tanya – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students enter secondary classrooms armed with attributions for their own successes or failures, informed by experiences in and out of school, but it is unclear to what degree these attributions affect achievement. Additionally, while the influence teacher expectations can have on student achievement is well documented, students' perceptions of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes
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Kerger, Sylvie; Martin, Romain; Brunner, Martin – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
Background: Girls are considerably less interested in scientific subjects than boys. One reason may be that scientific subjects are considered to be genuinely masculine. Thus, being interested in science may threaten the self-perception of girls as well as the femininity of their self-image. Aims: If scientific topics that are considered to be…
Descriptors: Females, Science Interests, Scientific Concepts, Information Technology
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Mastergeorge, Ann M.; Martinez, Jose Felipe – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
Inclusion of students with disabilities in district-wide and state assessments is mandated by federal regulations, and teachers sometimes play an important role in rating these students' work. In this study, trained teachers rated student proficiency in performance assessments in language arts and mathematics in third, fifth, and ninth grades. The…
Descriptors: Play, Inclusion, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness