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Ann Karin Sandal; Ann Kristin Sperle – Cogent Education, 2024
The aim of the study is to examine assessment experiences and practices in mathematics in high school from the students' perspective. To gain insight into the students' experiences and practices, we used a qualitative approach. The data are based on qualitative focus group interviews with first year students in the general studies education…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, High School Students
Sara Madeleine Kristensen; Magnus Jørgensen; Ellen Haug – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Although research has investigated the association between pathological gaming and academic performance in adolescence, the complexity of the relationship has not been thoroughly examined. This short longitudinal study aimed to investigate the interactions between pathological gaming, academic self-efficacy, academic initiative, and academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex, Gender Differences, Longitudinal Studies
Tvedt, Maren Stabel; Bru, Edvin; Idsoe, Thormod – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Teachers are crucial agents in adolescents' school life, and teachers' roles involve both academic and socio-emotional functions. This study examined how first-year students in upper secondary school in Norway (n = 1379) perceive aspects of teacher support (emotional support, feedback quality, and autonomy granting), and the associations with…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Role, Student Motivation, High School Students
Laxdal, Aron; Mjåtveit, Atle; Leibinger, Eva; Haugen, Tommy; Giske, Rune – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between teacher learning support, motivational climate and self-regulated learning in upper-secondary school physical education. A sample consisting of 554 upper secondary school students from Norway (M[subscript age] = 17.05, SD = 0.91) answered a survey pertaining to their…
Descriptors: Self Management, Physical Education, Context Effect, Predictor Variables
Haraldsen, Heidi M.; Nordin-Bates, Sanna M.; Abrahamsen, Frank Eirik; Halvari, Hallgeir – Roeper Review, 2020
This study explored the motivational experiences of nine successful elite performers in ballet, music, and swimming at Norwegian talent development (TD) schools. Semistructured interviews were conducted. Thematic analysis revealed that the performers navigated within and between several contextual layers, characterized by egalitarian values,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Performance, Self Determination, Foreign Countries
Somby, Hege Merete; Johansen, Vegard – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2017
Pupil enterprises are a widespread type of entrepreneurship education. In this working method, pupils start up, manage and close a business over short period of time. National and international policy documents claim that practical working methods through the use of pupil enterprises are beneficial to increase motivation by being a realistic and…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Special Needs Students, Special Education, Teaching Methods
Eklöf, Hanna; Pavešic, Barbara Japelj; Grønmo, Liv Sissel – Applied Measurement in Education, 2014
The purpose of the study was to measure students' reported test-taking effort and the relationship between reported effort and performance on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Advanced mathematics test. This was done in three countries participating in TIMSS Advanced 2008 (Sweden, Norway, and Slovenia), and the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Correlation
Säfvenbom, Reidar; Haugen, Tommy; Bulie, Marte – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2015
Background and purpose: Due to attitudinal and motivational aims in the national curriculum, and to lack of research on adolescents' experiences with physical education (PE) in Norway, the purposes of this study were to (1) attain data on attitudes toward PE and self-determined motivation for PE among a representative sample of adolescents (N =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Educational Benefits, National Curriculum
Christophersen, Knut-Andreas; Elstad, Eyvind; Turmo, Are – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2010
What influence does the teacher exercise over their students' learning outcomes? This study investigates the impact of teacher quality on student learning outcomes in science halfway through the first year of high school. A multiple-measurement model estimates the potential impact of teacher influence on learning outcomes for 1,060 secondary…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Teacher Influence

Martinsen, Oyvind – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1994
The relationship between cognitive style, achievement motives, and problem solving performance was investigated in two studies involving a total of 362 Norwegian high school students solving insight problems. Findings support the hypothesis of optimal motivation of Atkinson (1980). (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries

Skaalvik, Einar M.; Rankin, Richard J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1995
Predictive relations between mathematics and verbal achievement and several different measures of motivation were examined in samples of 348 sixth-grade and 325 ninth-grade Norwegian students. Results support the internal/external frame of reference model suggesting that academic self-concepts are influenced by both external and internal…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 6

Skaalvik, Sidsel – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1993
Four eighth and ninth graders with learning problems were studied, focusing on their learning environments, learning behavior, and subjective experiences in the classroom. Ego-involvement and self-protective behaviors were noted. Results are discussed in terms of self-worth theory and motivation theory. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Educational Environment
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers