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Validation of the Factor Structure of the Positive Life Assets Scale for High School Students in Thailand
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Tripathi, Suriyadeo – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2018
The aim of the present study was to determine the factor structure of the Positive Life Assets Scale (PLAS), a new measure to identify both internal and external life assets among high school students in Thailand, and to further examine the usefulness of the PLAS for a comprehensive, developmental, and strengths-based school and community…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, High School Students, Program Validation, Factor Analysis
What Makes a Good Student? How Emotions, Self-Regulated Learning, and Motivation Contribute to Academic Achievement
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Mega, Carolina; Ronconi, Lucia; De Beni, Rossana – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
The authors propose a theoretical model linking emotions, self-regulated learning, and motivation to academic achievement. This model was tested with 5,805 undergraduate students. They completed the Self-Regulated Learning, Emotions, and Motivation Computerized Battery (LEM-B) composed of 3 self-report questionnaires: the Self-Regulated Learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Motivation, Active Learning, Emotional Response
Adapting the Academic Motivation Scale for Use in Pre-Tertiary Mathematics Classrooms
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Lim, Siew Yee; Chapman, Elaine – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2015
The Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) is a comprehensive and widely used instrument for assessing motivation based on the self-determination theory. Currently, no such comprehensive instrument exists to assess the different domains of motivation (stipulated by the self-determination theory) in mathematics education at the pre-tertiary level (grades…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment, Motivation
Determinants of Learning Performance of Business Students in a Transitional Market
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Nguyen, Trang T. M.; Nguyen, Tho D. – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of instructor capability and learning motivation on learning performance of business students in Vietnam. It also explores the moderating effect of personal development competitiveness on the roles of instructor capability in both learning motivation and learning performance.…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Teaching Skills, Program Validation
Disengagement Detection in Online Learning: Validation Studies and Perspectives
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Cocea, M.; Weibelzahl, S. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2011
Learning environments aim to deliver efficacious instruction, but rarely take into consideration the motivational factors involved in the learning process. However, motivational aspects like engagement play an important role in effective learning-engaged learners gain more. E-Learning systems could be improved by tracking students' disengagement…
Descriptors: Prediction, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Delivery Systems
Multidimensional and Hierarchical Assessment of School Motivation: Cross-Cultural Validation
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McInerney, Dennis M.; Ali, Jinnat – Educational Psychology, 2006
This study examines the multidimensional and hierarchical structure of achievement goal orientation measured by the Inventory of School Motivation. The instrument consists of eight different scales with 43 survey items (ranging from three to seven items each). Each scale reflects one of eight specific dimensions: task, effort, competition, social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Cross Cultural Studies