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Direct linkGreen, Jasmine; Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herbert W. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the domain specificity of multidimensional motivation and engagement (adaptive cognitions, adaptive behaviors, impeding/maladaptive cognitions, maladaptive behaviors) in mathematics, English and science high school subjects, with an additional focus on three key educational correlates (educational…
Descriptors: High Schools, Academic Aspiration, Factor Analysis, Construct Validity
Download full textMarsh, Herbert W. – 1988
As part of the High School and Beyond study, students in a large nationally-representative sample were asked whether or not they had participated in each of a variety of extracurricular activities in their sophomore year (1980) and again in their senior year (1982) of high school. Data for 1984--2 years after the subjects graduated from high…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Extracurricular Activities, Grade 10, Grade 12
Marsh, Herbert W. – 1988
Research emphasizing a psychological perspective of social comparison processes shows that school-average ability (SAA) is negatively associated with academic self-concepts (ASC). Sociological research indicates that SAA is negatively related to educational and occupational aspirations. The present study unites these two related research areas,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, High School Graduates, High School Students
Hinkley, John W.; McInerney, Dennis M.; Marsh, Herbert W. – 2001
One reason proposed for the persistent school underachievement of Navajo students is that school culture is based largely on individualism, interpersonal competition, and other Western norms and values that may be an anathema to Native Americans. Hence, school culture may predispose them to failure. Drawing on Western concepts of achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Need, American Indians
Marsh, Herbert W.; Grayson, David – 1988
Previous research with the large, nationally representative High School and Beyond data has compared senior year achievement test scores for public and Catholic high school students after controlling for background variables and sophomore year test scores. These analyses, however, were based on traditional applications of multiple regression with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Tests, Catholic Schools
