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Comparing Active Delay and Procrastination from a Self-Regulated Learning Perspective
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Corkin, Danya M.; Yu, Shirley L.; Lindt, Suzanne F. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Researchers have proposed that the act of postponing academic work may be divided into a traditional definition of procrastination, viewed as maladaptive, and adaptive forms of delay. Adaptive forms of delay may be more consistent with certain facets of self-regulated learning. The current study investigated this issue by examining whether the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Personality Traits
Implicit Theories, Epistemic Beliefs, and Science Motivation: A Person-Centered Approach
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Chen, Jason A. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore (a) the individual belief profiles that naturally arise among middle and high school science students (n = 1225); (b) the relationships between these profiles to science achievement and other prominent motivation variables; and (c) the demographic and developmental differences among the belief profiles.…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Profiles, Learning Motivation, Self Efficacy
Metacognitive Beliefs, Self-Confidence and Primary Learning Environment of Sixth Grade Students
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Kleitman, Sabina; Gibson, Jennifer – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Metacognition is an integral component of a self-regulated approach to learning. The present study examined the relationships between academic self-efficacy and perceptions of one's own competence in memory and reasoning abilities, and their role in predicting the Self-confidence trait. The study also aimed to determine the role of key classroom…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Educational Practices
Self-Efficacy, Goal Orientations and Learning Strategies as Mediators between Preceding and Subsequent Academic Achievement
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Diseth, Age – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
High school grade point average (HSGPA), self-efficacy, goal orientations, learning strategies, and examination grade were measured in a sample of Norwegian undergraduate psychology students in order to investigate motives and strategies as mediators between preceding and subsequent academic achievement. Correlation analysis showed strong…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies
An Assessment of a Social-Cognitive Model of Academic Performance in Mathematics in Argentinean Middle School Students
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Cupani, Marcos; de Minzi, Maria Cristina Richaud; Perez, Edgardo Raul; Pautassi, Ricardo Marcos – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
This study tested a set of hypotheses derived from the model of academic achievement in mathematics of the Social Cognitive Career Theory in a sample of Argentinean middle school students. To this aim, 277 students (male and female; age: 13-15 years) were assessed using the following instruments: logical-mathematical self-efficacy scale,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement