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Waaler, Rune; Halvari, Halgeir; Skjesol, Knut; Bagoien, Tor Egil – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2013
The authors tested a self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000) process model of subjective wellbeing among students at Norwegian Folk High Schools. In this model the authors hypothesized that students' intrinsic goal progress expectancy in the chosen study activity and perceived autonomy support from teachers would be positively associated…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Self Determination, Well Being, Goal Orientation
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Abduljabbar, Adel Salah; Parker, Philip D.; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Abdelfattah, Faisal; Nagengast, Benjamin; Möller, Jens; Abu-Hilal, Maher M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2015
The internal/external frame of reference (I/E) model and dimensional comparison theory posit paradoxical relations between achievement (ACH) and self-concept (SC) in mathematics (M) and verbal (V) domains; ACH in each domain positively affects SC in the matching domain (e.g., MACH to MSC) but negatively in the nonmatching domain (e.g., MACH to…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Cultural Differences, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
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Elstad, Eyvind; Christophersen, Knut-Andreas; Turmo, Are – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2012
Introduction: The purpose of this article was to explore the influence of parents and teachers on the deep learning approach of pupils by estimating the strength of the relationships between these factors and the motivation, volition and deep learning approach of Norwegian 16-year-olds. Method: Structural equation modeling for cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Motivation, Norwegian
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Boe, Maria Vetleseter; Henriksen, Ellen Karoline – Science Education, 2013
In response to insufficient participation and female underrepresentation in physics education, this article uses questionnaire data from Norwegian physics students in upper secondary ("N" = 585) and first-year tertiary ("N" = 278) education to characterize the "physics choosers." An expectancy-value perspective is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physics, Science Instruction, Womens Education
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Diseth, Age – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
High school grade point average (HSGPA), self-efficacy, goal orientations, learning strategies, and examination grade were measured in a sample of Norwegian undergraduate psychology students in order to investigate motives and strategies as mediators between preceding and subsequent academic achievement. Correlation analysis showed strong…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies
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Wikan, Gerd; Molster, Terje – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
ICT is meant to be integrated in all subjects in Norwegian schools; nevertheless many teachers are reluctant to use ICT in their own teaching. This paper explores to what extent teachers use ICT in their classroom teaching and what teacher-level factors influence the use of ICT. It draws on an analysis of 10 focus-group interviews with 10 teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Teacher Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers
Jungblut, Jens; Vukasovic, Martina – European Students' Union, 2013
The European Students' Union (ESU), in partnership with the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS), the National Unions of Students Scotland--student participation in quality Scotland (NUS, Sparqs) and freier zussamenschluss von studentInnenschaften (fzs), and with support of the European Commission (DG EAC), launched…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Higher Education, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Stornes, Tor; Bru, Edvin – School Psychology International, 2011
This study investigates the relationship between perceived motivational climates and self-reported emotional and behavioural problems (EBP: symptoms of depression, lack of on-task-orientation and disruptive behaviour), among 1171 Norwegian 8th grade secondary school students from 65 school classes. Statistical analyses showed significant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 8, Depression (Psychology), Secondary School Students
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Danielsen, Anne G.; Breivik, Kyrre; Wold, Bente – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The aim of the study was twofold: (1) to examine how psychosocial support provided by teachers and classmates related to students' self-regulated learning as expressed through self-reported academic initiative, and (2) whether academic competence and school satisfaction mediated these relationships. The data were from a nationally representative…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Academic Ability, Satisfaction
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Nyborg, Geir – International Journal of Special Education, 2011
This observational study illustrates how teachers' use of motivational utterances is expressed to pupils with learning difficulties in special education in Norwegian compulsory schooling. The term motivational utterances refers to teacher utterances that can help increase pupils' expectancy of success and task value. Video recordings were made of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Special Education, Classroom Communication
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Kjøllesdal, Anders; Asheim, Jonas; Boks, Casper – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Sustainable design issues are complex and multi-faceted and need integration in the education of young designers. Current research recommends a holistic view based on problem-solving and inter-disciplinary work, yet few design educators have brought these ideas to their full consequence. Sustainability education for designers is still often rooted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Design
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Lillemyr, Ole Fredrik; Sobstad, Frode; Marder, Kurt; Flowerday, Terri – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2011
In the school's conception of learning, the cultural aspect of children's play has often been lacking. In different countries, it is emphasized that play is important for learning (Dockett and Fleer, Play and pedagogy in early childhood: Bending the rules. Harcourt Brace & Comp, Sydney, "1999"; Lillemyr, Nordisk Pedagogik/Nordic…
Descriptors: Play, Multicultural Education, Indigenous Populations, Educational Research
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Solheim, Oddny Judith – Reading Psychology, 2011
It has been hypothesized that students with low self-efficacy will struggle with complex reading tasks in assessment situations. In this study we examined whether perceived reading self-efficacy and reading task value uniquely predicted reading comprehension scores in two different item formats in a sample of fifth-grade students. Results showed…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Self Efficacy, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Brunborg, Geir Scott; Pallesen, Stale; Diseth, Age; Larsen, Svein – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2010
It has been claimed that perceived academic control (AC) in combination with preoccupation with failure (PWF) produces a strong motivation for success, and the interaction (AC x PWF) has been shown to predict academic achievement. In a prospective study, 442 first year psychology students completed a questionnaire about their background, study…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Scores
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Halvari, Hallgeir; Skjesol, Knut; Bagoien, Tor Egil – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The present research tested the longitudinal relations over a school-year between motivational climates, achievement goals, and five physical education outcomes, namely intrinsic motivation, perceived competence, positive attitude, exertion, and attendance in physical education. The results showed that students' mastery goals measured early in the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Motivation, Longitudinal Studies, Educational Environment
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