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Van Mensel, Luk; Galand, Benoît – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
This longitudinal study assessed the relative importance of second language exposure, motivational and attitudinal factors, and executive functions in predicting receptive vocabulary acquisition in children and adolescents after controlling for background characteristics (socio-economic status, non-verbal intelligence) and prior knowledge. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 11
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Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Sierens, Eline; Soenens, Bart; Luyckx, Koen; Lens, Willy – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
The present research complements extant variable-centered research that focused on the dimensions of autonomous and controlled motivation through adoption of a person-centered approach for identifying motivational profiles. Both in high school students (Study 1) and college students (Study 2), a cluster analysis revealed 4 motivational profiles: a…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Multivariate Analysis, Profiles, High School Students