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Anne-Line Bjerknes; Terese Wilhelmsen; Emilie Foyn-Bruun – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2024
Disagreement exists about how to best spark young children's motivation to learn natural science. Both curiosity and wonder are considered important motivational factors for learning during early childhood (0-8 years). This systematic literature review explores research about scientific curiosity and wonder in early childhood education and care…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Young Children, Student Motivation, Personality Traits
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Bjørn Tore Johansen; Ingirid Geirsdatter Heald Kjaer; Mats Melvold Hordvik; Bård Erlend Solstad – European Physical Education Review, 2024
Some students find engaging in physical education (PE) problematic or undesirable to the extent that it makes them adopt strategies to avoid taking part, also known as hiding techniques. There is a need to get a deeper understanding of hiding techniques as a behavioral strategy in PE, especially the underlying causes as to why students choose to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Student Participation, Secondary School Students, Student Behavior
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Jelena Radišic; Ksenija Krstic; Barbara Blažanin; Katarina Micic; Aleksandar Baucal; Francisco Peixoto; Stanislaw Schukajlow – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Based on the expectancy-value perspective on identity and identity formation, this paper explores the relationship between math identity (MI) and the dimensions of motivation (i.e. intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value and perceived competence) and math achievement in primary school. An additional aim of our research was to explore…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Mathematics Skills, Student Motivation, Mathematics Achievement
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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
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Østerlie, Ove; Bjerke, Øyvind – Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2023
During recent decades teacher education has experienced a digital revolution, where digital technology has become a ubiquitous part of the everyday life of both students and teacher educators. The purpose of this paper is to understand students' perceptions of the use of flipped learning (FL), with special focus on their motivation and learning in…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Physical Education, Teacher Education, Student Attitudes
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Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Danielsen, Anne G.; Urke, Helga Bjørnøy; Larsen, Torill B.; Aanes, Mette Marthinussen – Educational Psychology, 2023
This study investigates the associations between students' developmental changes in academic self-efficacy, academic initiative, and grade point average (GPA) during a three-year upper secondary education. The sample consisted of 1453 students aged 16-19 (60.6% girls; baseline mean age = 17.00, SD = 0.91; 56.1% high perceived family wealth; and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Development, Self Efficacy, Student Motivation
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Philip Toney; Leiv Opstad; Torbjørn Årethun – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2024
Each student's effort is an important factor in achievement. Mathematics is an important subject for business students since there is a strong connection between performance in mathematics and success in business courses. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors influencing a student's choice of how much effort to put into studying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Mathematics Education
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Bøe, Maria Vetleseter – Physics Education, 2023
Physics is criticized for a strong disciplinary culture that many students struggle to identify with. This study uses 12 longitudinal interviews with four high-achieving students in Norway, following them from secondary physics and into university science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) studies, exploring how they perform their…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Physics, Self Concept, Foreign Countries
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Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Wiers-Jenssen, Jannecke – Educational Review, 2023
In this paper we have investigated students' motivations for undertaking a full degree abroad. It examines how motivations can be categorised, and if this varies according to gender, social origin, field of study and mobility capital (previous experience of living abroad or parents who have done so). The analyses are based on a survey of Norwegian…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Study Abroad, Gender Differences, Social Influences
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Tharaldsen, Kjersti Balle; Tvedt, Maren Stabel; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Bru, Edvin – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
This study investigates the levels of and associations among academic stress, perceived motivational climate and emotional problems in students at Norwegian upper secondary schools. A structural equation model with a sample of 1379 students (M[subscript age] 16.5 years old) tested the associations between perceived mastery and performance climates…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Emotional Disturbances, Stress Variables, Correlation
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Eyvind Elstad; Knut-Andreas Abben Christophersen; Are Turmo – Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2024
Increased time-on-task is one of the overall goals for teacher education in both Denmark and Norway. However, student teachers' time-on-task in those programs are uncertain and highly debated indicators of research input. Researchers adopt this indicator with the expectation that student teachers must invest time and effort in their courses that…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Time on Task, Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
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Dag Skarstein; Jon-Håkon Schultz – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
In August 2011, Norwegian schools welcomed survivors of the Utøya massacre to a new school year. Based on interviews with 135 students who went back to school weeks after experiencing extreme trauma, this study investigates their perception of schooling and learning. Sixty percent of the students reported a variety of reduced academic functioning,…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Trauma Informed Approach, Foreign Countries
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Høgheim, Sigve; Federici, Roger André – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Motivating students to graduate and enter into teaching is a challenge in teacher education. We address this challenge by exploring the concept of "student teacher interest" based on teacher research and teacher education curriculum. The goals of this study were: (1) explore a multidimensional concept of student teacher interest, (2)…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Student Motivation, Curriculum Design
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Hovdal, Dag Ove G.; Haugen, Tommy; Larsen, Inger Beate; Johansen, Bjørn Tore – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
Research in the Scandinavian school context has indicated that physical education (PE) is dominated by activities and values from a sports discourse. The main aim of this study was to explore students' experiences of two competitive activities provided by the teacher. The participants were 49 students (13-15 years old) and their two teachers from…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Competition, Physical Education, Foreign Countries
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Jelena Radišic; Nils Buchholtz; Kajsa Yang-Hansen; Xin Liu; Hege Kaarstein – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Mathematics teachers' beliefs are central to mathematics teaching and student learning. Because different aspects of motivation and affect--particularly enjoyment--primarily develop within the classroom context, examining how different teachers' beliefs may affect student outcomes in mathematics is imperative. The current study examines teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Influence, Student Motivation, Gender Differences
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