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Klassen, Robert M.; Kuzucu, Elcin – Educational Psychology, 2009
This article presents a study of academic procrastination and associated motivation variables in 508 adolescents from a general secondary school in central Turkey. Girls reported higher levels of self-efficacy for self-regulation and predicted higher Turkish grades than boys, but there was no difference in levels of procrastination. Academic…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Student Motivation, Adolescents, Foreign Countries

Salili, Farideh – Educational Psychology, 1996
Investigates age, sex, and cultural differences in achievement motivation. Subjects were 764 male and female British high school and Chinese students aged 13-55. Results revealed that Chinese students tested highest for achievement motivation. Discusses the entire range of results in terms of sociocultural and situational factors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences

Cury, Francois; Biddle, Stuart; Famose, Jean-Pierre; Goudas, Marios; Sarrazin, Philippe; Durand, Marc – Educational Psychology, 1996
Presents the results of a study that assessed the influence of individual and contextual factors on adolescent girls' interest in school physical education. Suggests that classroom environment is more important than individual goals in influencing pupil interest. Results are discussed in the context of theoretical propositions of goal perspectives…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment, Context Effect, Educational Environment

Mboya, Mzobanzi M. – Educational Psychology, 1995
Maintains that a significant positive relationship exists between perceived teacher support, interest, and encouragement and adolescents' self-concept in Africa. Utilized the Self-Description Inventory (SDI) to reveal that specific dimensions of adolescents' self-concepts were positively affected by specific teacher behaviors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, African Culture, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries

Wong, Ngai-Ying; Lin, Wen-Ying; Watkins, David – Educational Psychology, 1996
Analyzes responses to a questionnaire from 10 samples of primary and secondary school students from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Canada. The questionnaire covered learning strategies, approaches, and motivation. These data were then analyzed using six different structural equation models. Includes discussion of the models…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience