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Nie, Qian; Teng, Zhaojun; Yang, Chunyan; Lu, Xingyue; Liu, Chuanxing; Zhang, Dajun; Guo, Cheng – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Background: In the Chinese educational system, there has been an ongoing debate between using examination- or quality-oriented education. The Chinese concept of psychological "suzhi" was proposed based on quality-oriented education, and a positive link between psychological "suzhi" and academic achievement was found by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Psychological Characteristics, Adolescents, Secondary School Students
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Baumert, Jürgen; Jansen, Malte; Becker, Michael; Neumann, Marko; Köller, Olaf; Maaz, Kai – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
This article examines the extent to which normative beliefs on acculturation constitute (a) individual resources and risk factors for adolescents facing developmental tasks and (b) institutional norms that define developmental milieus in secondary schools. To what extent do egalitarianism, multiculturalism, assimilationism, and segregationism help…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Grade 9, Grade 10, Foreign Countries
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Isgör, Isa Yücel – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
The purpose of this research was to investigate the predicting effect of high school students' metacognitive skills, exam anxiety and academic success levels upon their psychological well-being in a provincial center with a medium-scale population in Eastern Anatolian Region. The research group included totally 251 high school students including…
Descriptors: Well Being, Metacognition, Thinking Skills, Academic Achievement
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Hernandez-Torrano, Daniel; Prieto, Maria Dolores; Ferrandiz, Carmen; Bermejo, Rosario; Sainz, Marta – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2013
What are the characteristics leading teachers to nominate gifted students in Spain? To answer this question, several demographic (i.e., gender, grade) and psychological (i.e., multiple intelligences, emotional intelligence, intellectual aptitude, and divergent thinking) characteristics of 563 secondary students nominated as gifted by their…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Stress Management, Emotional Intelligence, Foreign Countries
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Choi, Sumi; Cho, Young Il – School Psychology International, 2013
This study investigated the associations of psychological and social variables with the likelihood of exhibiting three different behaviors as a bystander in a bullying situation. The sample comprised 238 Korean-American and Korean students, from the 3rd to 12th grades, studying in the USA. Students receiving classmate support showed a lower…
Descriptors: Bullying, Korean Americans, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Shapka, Jennifer D. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
This study investigated the benefits of all-girls' classroom instruction in math and/or science during Grades 9 and/or 10, within the context of a public co-educational high school. There were 118 participants in this longitudinal investigation: 26 girls in the all-girl classes, as well as 42 girls and 50 boys in the regular co-educational…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Psychological Characteristics, Females
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Shapka, Jennifer D.; Keating, Daniel P. – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This article investigates the benefits of girls-only classroom instruction in math and science during Grades 9 and 10, in the context of a public coeducational high school. It is based on a longitudinal investigation with 786 participants: 85 girls in all-girl classes, and 319 girls and 382 boys in a regular coeducational program. Preexisting…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Intervention, Females, Science Achievement