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Drews, Pia; Martens, Alke – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
Juniorstudy is a concept of the University of Rostock, which can be used by school students before starting their time at the University. Thus, it is an instrument of supporting the choice of study direction. Moreover, we have been able to show in our last cohort, that using Juniorstudy courses also helps to significantly enhance the knowledge…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, High School Students
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Spinath, Birgit; Steinmayr, Ricarda – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
The present study investigated 3 theoretically plausible explanations for changes in school-related intrinsic motivation. A sample of 348 German 11th-grade students was followed for 1 year. At 2 measurement occasions, students completed self-reports regarding their school-related intrinsic motivation, goal orientations, and competence beliefs. In…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Evidence, Goal Orientation, Role
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Steinmayr, Ricarda; Spinath, Birgit – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
The present study examined to which extent different motivational concepts contribute to the prediction of school achievement among adolescent students independently from intelligence. A sample of 342 11th and 12th graders (age M = 16.94; SD = .71) was investigated. Students gave self-reports on domain-specific values, ability self-perceptions,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Prediction, Grade 12