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Understanding Students' Motivation in Project Work: A 2x2 Achievement Goal Approach
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Chia Liu, Woon; Wang, C. K. John; Tan, Oon Seng; Ee, Jessie; Koh, Caroline – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2009
Background: The project work (PW) initiative was launched in 2000 by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, to encourage application of knowledge across disciplines, and to develop thinking, communication, collaboration, and metacognitive skills. Although PW has been introduced for a few years, few studies have examined the motivation of students…
Descriptors: Psychological Characteristics, Coeducation, High Achievement, Student Motivation
A Comparison of the Degree Results of University Students from Co educational and Single sex Schools
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Miller, P. M.; Dale, R. R. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974
The university degree results of students from co-educational and single-sex schools compared and found to be closely similar except that more first year drop-outs may occur among the single-sex educated students. (Editor)
Descriptors: Coeducation, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Matched Groups
A Semantic Differential Comparison of Certain Attitudes of University Students from Co-educational and Single Sex School Towards Their Schools
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Dale, R. R.; Miller, P. McC. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1972
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Students, Educational Environment, Educational Research
The Academic Progress of University Students from Co-Educational and Single-Sex Schools
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Dale, R. R.; Miller, P. McC. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1972
It would seem that type of school has only a slight association with the standard of university first-year performance. What effect there is tends to be in favour of the co-educated students, suggesting that more of the single-sex educated may find the transition to university difficult and therefore be at risk. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Subject Preference and Choice in Co-Educational and Single-Sex Secondary Schools
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Ormerod, M. B. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1975
This study examined how sex-stereotyping and liking or disliking of teachers may affect subject preferences and subject choice in single-sex and co-educational secondary schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Charts, Coeducation, Data Analysis, Educational Psychology
Peer and Teacher Bullying/Victimization of South Australian Secondary School Students: Prevalence and Psychosocial Profiles
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Delfabbro, Paul; Winefield, Tony; Trainor, Sarah; Dollard, Maureen; Anderson, Sarah; Metzer, Jacques; Hammarstrom, Anne – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
;This study examined the nature and prevalence of bullying/victimization by peers and teachers reported by 1,284 students (mean age = 15.2 years) drawn from a representative sample of 25 South Australian government and private schools. Students completed a self-report survey containing questions relating to teacher and peer-related bullying,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Educational Environment, Gender Differences