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Peng, Shu-Ling; Cherng, Biing-Lin; Chen, Hsueh-Chih – Educational Psychology, 2013
Previous studies have indicated that situational factors can influence students' creativity. However, no studies have specifically examined the relationship between classroom goal structures and student creativity during real classroom activities. For this study, we recruited 232 seventh-grade students from Taipei City and randomly divided them…
Descriptors: Creativity, Junior High School Students, Foreign Countries, Classroom Techniques
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Duckworth, Angela Lee; Grant, Heidi; Loew, Benjamin; Oettingen, Gabriele; Gollwitzer, Peter M. – Educational Psychology, 2011
Adolescents struggle with setting and striving for goals that require sustained self-discipline. Research on adults indicates that goal commitment is enhanced by mental contrasting (MC), a strategy involving the cognitive elaboration of a desired future with relevant obstacles of present reality. Implementation intentions (II), which identify the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Control, Learning Strategies, Writing Exercises