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Safavian, Nayssan – AERA Open, 2019
This study examined the longitudinal associations of Hispanic youths' 9th-grade math expectancy-values and their subsequent participation (course taking and advanced course taking), performance, and preparedness (high school graduation and university eligibility) across 9th to 12th grades. Gender moderation associations of expectancy-value and…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Expectation, Values, Theories
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Saeed, Sitwat; Zyngier, David – Journal of Education and Learning, 2012
The authors use Ryan and Deci's (2000) Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to better understand how student motivation and engagement are linked combined with Schlechty's Student Engagement Continuum to analyse the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on students' different engagement types. The study seeks to understand which type of…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Learner Engagement, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Tyler, Kenneth M.; Boelter, Christina M.; Boykin, A. Wade – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study is to examine whether teachers' perceptions of educational value discontinuity are predictive of the psychological antecedents of academic performance (e.g., academic engagement and academic self-efficacy) during middle school. Educational value discontinuity is defined as the difference between teachers' actual…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Low Income Groups