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Mathematics Motivation in Students with Low Cognitive Ability: A Longitudinal Study of Motivation and Relations with Effort, Self-Regulation, and Grades
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Tracey, Danielle; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Pekrun, Reinhard; Arens, A. Katrin; Murayama, Kou; Lichtenfeld, Stephanie; Frenzel, Anne C.; Goetz, Thomas; Maïano, Christophe – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Expectancy-value theory (EVT) is a popular framework to understand and improve students' motivation. Unfortunately, limited research has verified whether EVT predictions generalize to students with low levels of cognitive ability. This study relies on Grade 5 and 8 data from 177 students with low levels of cognitive ability and a matched sample of…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Cognitive Ability, Grades (Scholastic), Self Control
The Interplay between Adolescents' Perceptions of Teacher-Student Relationships and Their Academic Self-Regulation: Does Liking a Specific Teacher Matter?
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Raufelder, Diana; Scherber, Sandra; Wood, Megan A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
Although positive teacher-student relationships are known to aid students' academic self-regulation, the emotional aspects of teacher liking are often neglected within research. The present study used a large sample of seventh- and eighth-grade students (N = 1,088; M[subscript Age] = 13.7) in secondary schools in Germany to investigate whether the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Adolescent Attitudes
Self-Control as Predictor of School Grades, Life Balance, and Flow in Adolescents
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Kuhnle, Claudia; Hofer, Manfred; Kilian, Britta – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Background: Recently, several studies have shown that strength of self-control is a crucial factor in determining positive outcomes in individuals' lives. Most attention has been directed to the relationships that self-control has with learning and academic achievement. Aims: This article analyses the effects of self-control not only on school…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Adolescents, Grade 8, Structural Equation Models
The Relationship of Value Orientations, Self-Control, Frequency of School-Leisure Conflicts, and Life-Balance in Adolescence
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Kuhnle, Claudia; Hofer, Manfred; Kilian, Britta – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
The aim of this self-report study is to analyze proposed interrelations between value orientations, self-control, frequency of school-leisure conflicts, and life-balance in adolescence. Life-balance is defined as satisfying time investment in different life areas. The tested model posits that self-control is negatively related to conflict…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Measurement Techniques, Foreign Countries, Grade 8
Strategy Instruction in Reading Comprehension: An Intervention Study for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Antoniou, Faye; Souvignier, Elmar – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2007
Teaching reading strategies and guiding students towards self-regulated reading routines are promising approaches to fostering reading comprehension in students with learning disabilities. The aim of this study was to evaluate in a sample of 73 fifth to eighth graders with learning disabilities (IQ higher than 85 and reading skills below…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading, Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities