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Kokkinos, Constantinos M.; Voulgaridou, Ioanna – Educational Psychology, 2018
The present study investigated the links between self-motivational beliefs, perceived scholastic competence, self-esteem and learning strategies among 134 Greek junior high school students in the subject of Greek language, through self-report. A model was tested with motivational constructs as mediators between perceived scholastic competence and…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Goal Orientation, Self Esteem, Learning Strategies
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Charatsari, Chrysanthi; Lioutas, Evagelos D.; Koutsouris, Alex – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: In this study, we use a self-determination theory (SDT) approach to understand farmers' attitudes toward, and intentions for, participation in competence development projects (CDP). Design/methodology/approach: By applying SDT, we developed two measures. The first one assessed the degree to which the three basic human psychological needs…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Attitudes, Participation, Intention
Niari, Maria; Manousou, Evaggelia; Lionarakis, Antonis – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2016
The Pygmalion Effect is the positive form of self-fulfilling prophecy and shows how teacher expectations influence student performance. According to this phenomenon, higher expectations can lead to an increase in performance. In this research qualitative methodology was adopted both in data collection, and in analysis, in order to investigate the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Open Universities, Distance Education, Graduate Students