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Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Lau, Shun; Nie, Youyan – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2011
Student motivation may have significant influences on essential academic outcomes. However, students' motivation may decline as they grow older. This study examined six motivation constructs (self-efficacy, interest, mastery goal orientation, engagement, avoidance coping, and effort withdrawal) of students from 78 schools in Singapore (N = 4214)…
Descriptors: Females, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation
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Koh, Kim; Luke, Allan – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2009
This is an empirical examination of the quality of teacher assignments and student work in Singapore schools. Using a theoretical framework based on principles of authentic assessment and intellectual quality, two sets of criteria and scoring rubrics were developed for the training of expert teachers to judge the quality of assignments and student…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Assignments, Educational Quality, Scoring Rubrics