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Hajimu Hayashi; Ayumi Matsumoto; Minehiro Akagawa – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2025
This study examined the development of the evaluation of praise that differs in congruence between what the praiser is praising (i.e. effort or ability) and what led the recipient to succeed. Children aged 7 and 8 years (second graders) and 10 and 11 years (fifth graders), as well as adults, made emotional and motivational evaluations about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Grade 5
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Carreira, Junko Matsuzaki – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
This study examined Japanese elementary school students' motivational orientations for learning English as a foreign language (EFL) and fundamental psychological needs from a self-determination theory perspective, exploring the relations between motivational orientations (e.g., intrinsic motivation, identified regulation, introjected regulation,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Psychological Needs, Student Motivation, Factor Analysis
Youssef, Hussein Zanaty Mohammed – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the positive impact of second language learners' cross-cultural awareness in the target language. More specifically, the pedagogical desired outcomes include: (1) exploring how students can increase their motivation in learning a foreign language by engaging in the cross-cultural activity "Sister…
Descriptors: Siblings, Second Languages, Cultural Awareness, Learning Motivation