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Longitudinal Relations between Perceived Autonomy Support and Basic Need Satisfaction in Two Student Cohorts
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Diseth, Åge; Breidablik, Hans Johan; Meland, Eivind – Educational Psychology, 2018
The relation between autonomy support and basic need satisfaction was investigated by applying a longitudinal design at a time interval of two years, and by comparing two different grade level cohorts of students. Participants comprised 1.225 Norwegian students divided by two subsamples (6th and 8th grade level/8th and 10th grade level). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Secondary School Students, Cohort Analysis
The Decline of Academic Motivation during Adolescence: An Accelerated Longitudinal Cohort Analysis on the Effect of Psychological Need Satisfaction
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Gnambs, Timo; Hanfstingl, Barbara – Educational Psychology, 2016
Adolescents typically exhibit a marked decline in academic intrinsic motivation throughout their school careers. Following self-determination theory, it is hypothesised that traditional school environments insufficiently satisfy three basic psychological needs of youths during maturation, namely the needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness.…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Self Determination
Predictors of Future Performance in Architectural Design Education
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Roberts, A. S. – Educational Psychology, 2007
The link between academic performance in secondary education and the subsequent performance of students studying architecture at university level is commonly questioned by educators and admissions tutors. This paper investigates the potential for using measures of cognitive style and spatial ability as predictors of future potential in…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Secondary Education, Higher Education, Academic Achievement