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Begin-of-School-Year Perceived Autonomy-Support and Structure as Predictors of End-of-School-Year Study Efforts and Procrastination: The Mediating Role of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation
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Mouratidis, A.; Michou, A.; Aelterman, N.; Haerens, L.; Vansteenkiste, M. – Educational Psychology, 2018
In this prospective study, we recruited a sample of Belgian adolescents (N = 886) to investigate to what extent perceived teachers' motivating style relates to quality of motivation in the beginning of the school year and, in turn, changes in study effort and procrastination by the end of the school year. After controlling for initial levels of…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Time Management, Adolescents, Student Motivation
The Contribution of Extracurricular Coaching on High School Teachers' Job Satisfaction
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Rocchi, Meredith; Camiré, Martin – Educational Psychology, 2018
The purpose of the present study was to explore the contribution of extracurricular coaching on high school teachers' job satisfaction. Specifically, the study looked at how perceptions of the coaching environment (athlete relationships, colleague relationships and opportunities through coaching) influenced teachers' perceptions of stressors…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, Coaching (Performance)
The Relationship between School Belonging, Sibling Aggression and Bullying Involvement: Implications for Students with and without Disabilities
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Rose, Chad A.; Simpson, Cynthia G.; Ellis, Stephanie K. – Educational Psychology, 2016
Bullying is grounded in the interactions between an individual and complex social-ecological systems. Therefore, bullying involvement is not just confined to the classroom or school. Recent research suggests that sibling aggression may be a predictor for peer-level aggression. These findings may be more relevant for students with disabilities…
Descriptors: Bullying, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Aggression
Trajectories of Self-Perceived Math Ability, Utility Value and Interest across Middle School as Predictors of High School Math Performance
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Petersen, Jennifer Lee; Hyde, Janet Shibley – Educational Psychology, 2017
Although many studies have documented developmental change in mathematics motivation, little is known about how these trends predict math performance. A sample of 288 participants from the United States reported their perceived math ability, math utility value and math interest in 5th, 7th and 9th grades. Latent growth curve models estimated…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Middle Schools, Middle School Students
The Role of Learning Environments in Thinking Styles
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Fan, Jieqiong; Zhang, Li-fang – Educational Psychology, 2014
The present study examined the association between students' perceived general learning environment and their thinking styles (a specific term for "intellectual styles"). Seven hundred and fifty-two undergraduates in Shanghai responded to the Thinking Style Inventory-Revised II and the Inventory of Students' Perceived Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Cognitive Style, Role Perception, Socioeconomic Status
An Investigation of Factors Impacting on Mainstream Teachers' Beliefs about Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties
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Woolfson, Lisa Marks; Brady, Katy – Educational Psychology, 2009
The relationship between teacher experience, further professional development training, and beliefs and attributions about teaching students with additional learning support needs was studied in a sample of 199 mainstream general class primary school teachers. Using multiple regression, it was found that none of the teacher experience or…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities, Professional Training