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Brouwer, Jasperina; Jansen, Ellen; Hofman, Adriaan; Flache, Andreas – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2016
Two theoretical approaches underlie this investigation of the determinants of early study success among first-year university students. Specifically, to extend Walberg's educational productivity model, this study draws on the expectancy-value theory of achievement motivation in a contemporary university context. The survey data came from 407…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Progress Monitoring, Success, Achievement Need
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de Boer, Hester; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
This article deals with the concept of misaligned parents' aspirations, its relationship with student background characteristics, and its effects on long-term student performance. It is defined as the difference between parents' educational ambitions for their child and the child's actual capacities. Multilevel regression analyses on a sample of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parent Aspiration, Parent Influence, Student Characteristics
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Korpershoek, Hanke; Kuyper, Hans; van der Werf, Greetje; Bosker, Roel – British Educational Research Journal, 2011
Few students (particularly few girls) currently choose to take their Final School Examination (FSE) in advanced mathematics, chemistry and physics, a combination of subjects that is the best preparation for a science-oriented study in higher education. Are these subjects attainable by more students than is currently the case? This study examined…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Track System (Education), Advanced Courses