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Söderholm, Fiia; Lappalainen, Kristiina; Holopainen, Leena; Viljaranta, Jaana – Educational Psychology, 2022
This study examined the role of support and schoolwork difficulties in the development of school burnout in general upper secondary education students. Students participated the study twice, in the spring of the first year of general upper secondary education (N = 464) and in the spring of the second year (N = 326). Participants completed…
Descriptors: Burnout, Secondary School Students, Barriers, Student Responsibility
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Palmu, Iines R.; Määttä, Sami J.; Närhi, Vesa M.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2023
This longitudinal study examined how two externalising behaviour problems, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CDs), are associated over time with low motivation (MAS), and how these problems effect academic performance. In our cross-lagged analysis, we found reciprocal effects between ADHD symptoms and MAS…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Academic Achievement, Prediction
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Kleemola, Katri; Hyytinen, Heidi – Education Sciences, 2019
As Finnish university admissions are reformed, more information is needed on the relationship between performance in prior education and later academic achievement. Transition to university is a critical period, and low performance in prior education is associated with challenges in later study. In the present study, law students' (n = 426)…
Descriptors: Law Students, Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Correlation
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Hienonen, Ninja; Hotulainen, Risto; Jahnukainen, Markku – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This study reports on an investigation of the differences in results between students with special educational needs assigned to special classes or regular classes in lower secondary education. Cognitive competencies were measured using curricular Finnish and mathematics tasks, school achievement using grade point average (GPA), and learning…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Comparative Analysis
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Hiilamo, Heikki; Merikukka, Marko; Haataja, Anita – SAGE Open, 2018
This study asks how Finnish 6-year-olds who stay at home before school start compare in educational outcomes with children who attend public day care. Earlier studies have shown that participation in public day care can enhance school performance especially among disadvantaged children. In Finland, the child home care allowance scheme supports the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Child Care, Early Childhood Education
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Sointu, Erkko T.; Savolainen, Hannu; Lappalainen, Kristiina; Lambert, Matthew C. – Educational Psychology, 2017
Positive student-teacher relationships are related to students' academic achievement and behavioural and emotional adjustment. How a student's behavioural and emotional strengths are associated with these relationships and how the relationships influence students' academic performance remains unknown. We examined this framework using a…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Teacher Student Relationship, Emotional Development, Correlation