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Relations of Mathematics Self-Concept and Its Calibration with Mathematics Achievement: Cultural Differences among Fifteen-Year-Olds in 34 Countries
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Chiu, Ming Ming; Klassen, Robert M. – Learning and Instruction, 2010
We examined the effects of mathematics self-concept (MSC) and MSC calibration on mathematics achievement through multilevel analyses of the mathematics tests and questionnaire responses of 88,590 15-year olds who participated in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
Group Work in Schools with Close Friends and Acquaintances: Linking Self-Processes with Group Processes
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Hanham, Jose; McCormick, John – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The present study investigated the relationships between key self-processes, namely independent vs. interdependent self-construal and self-efficacy, with students' attitudes toward working in groups comprised friends and groups comprised acquaintances. The sample consisted of 563 students (280 of Year 10 and 283 of Year 11). Data were collected…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Group Dynamics
Perceived Learning Environment and Students' Emotional Experiences: A Multilevel Analysis of Mathematics Classrooms
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Frenzel, Anne C.; Pekrun, Reinhard; Goetz, Thomas – Learning and Instruction, 2007
A multilevel approach was used to analyze relationships between perceived classroom environments and emotions in mathematics. Based on Pekrun's (2000) [A social-cognitive, control-value theory of achievement emotions. In J. Heckhausen (Ed.), Motivational psychology of human development (pp. 143-163)] social-cognitive, control-value theory of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Environment, Emotional Experience
Directly Controlling Teacher Behaviors as Predictors of Poor Motivation and Engagement in Girls and Boys: The Role of Anger and Anxiety
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Assor, Avi; Kaplan, Haya; Kanat-Maymon, Yaniv; Roth, Guy – Learning and Instruction, 2005
We focused on potential effects of directly controlling teacher behaviors (DCTB), such as giving frequent directives, interfering with children's preferred pace of learning, and not allowing critical and independent opinions. We hypothesized that children's perceptions of their teachers as directly controlling would arouse anger and anxiety in…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Teacher Behavior
Motivation and De-Motivation in Secondary Education: Student Characteristics.
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Lens, Willy; Decruyenaere, Marleen – Learning and Instruction, 1991
Characteristics of motivated and demotivated students in humanities and high and low technical secondary education were studied for 1,824 Belgian students in the eighth, tenth, or twelfth grade. Subgroups based on motivation were formed using student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and scores on predictor measures. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Humanities, Learning Motivation