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Birnbaum, Lisa; Schüller, Elisabeth M.; Kröner, Stephan – Educational Psychology, 2020
While leisure writing may help children to acquire writing skills, it can also be considered as an inherently valuable cultural activity. This study explores how children's beliefs may explain to what extent children are inclined to leisure writing and if there are any gender differences. Building on preliminary scale development work, we analysed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Writing Attitudes
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Hong, Wei; Zhen, Rui; Liu, Ru-De; Wang, Ming-Te; Ding, Yi; Wang, Jia – Educational Psychology, 2020
Student engagement, consisting of behavioural, cognitive, and emotional components, has been proven to influence both academic success and psychological well-being. To examine the linkages among the three aspects of academic engagement, a sample of 789 Chinese primary school students (47% girls; 39% 3rd graders, 31% 4th graders, 30% 5th graders)…
Descriptors: Correlation, Learner Engagement, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
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Chen, Weiyun – Educational Psychology, 2014
This study examined the relationship between psychological needs satisfaction, motivational regulations in physical education and physical activity intention among elementary school students. A total of 291 elementary school students in grades 3-6 voluntarily completed the three measures. This study indicated that satisfaction of three basic…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Student Needs, Physical Education, Physical Activities
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Kikas, Eve; Peets, Katlin; Palu, Anu; Afanasjev, Juri – Educational Psychology, 2009
In this study, we examined the development of maths skills in 269 Estonian primary school children (119 boys and 150 girls; 20 classes). Testing was carried out over a three-year period (Grade 1-Grade 3). Before the last testing session, children's verbal skills and motivational orientations were also tested. In addition, teachers evaluated…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Testing, Verbal Ability, Grade 3