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Peer reviewedAnderman, Eric M.; Maehr, Martin L.; Midgley, Carol – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1999
Investigated the effects of transitioning from elementary to middle school on the motivational beliefs of students attending two very different types of middle schools. Surveys of students at the end of grades 5, 6, and 7 indicated that while few differences existed in elementary school, students' motivational beliefs changed differently,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Attitude Change, Grade 5, Grade 6
Download full textAnderman, Eric M.; Anderman, Lynley Hicks – 1998
Two studies examining the role of present and possible (future) academic selves are presented. In the first study, the relations between present and future selves, and changes in grade point average between the sixth and seventh grades, were examined. Results indicated that positive present and future academic self-concepts were related to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Grade 6
Anderman, Eric M.; Midgley, Carol – 1996
Studies suggest that the transition to middle school is associated with a decline in motivation and performance for a number of children. This longitudinal study examined changes in motivation in English and mathematics across and after the transition from elementary to middle school. Of particular interest were changes in personal goal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Goal Orientation
Anderman, Eric M.; And Others – 1997
Why do some adolescents cheat and others do not? To answer this question, the relationship between motivational factors and self-reported cheating beliefs and behaviors was examined in a sample of early adolescents. It was hypothesized that cheating and beliefs in the acceptability of cheating would be more likely to occur when students perceived…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Cheating, Children, Early Adolescents
Anderman, Eric M.; Young, Allison J. – 1993
Recent studies have documented a decline in academic performance and motivation as students move from elementary to middle level schools. This paper expands these studies in three ways: (1) by examining the classroom-level differences among middle school students' motivation to see if motivational constructs vary by classroom; (2) by exploring the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
Anderman, Eric M.; And Others – 1994
Changes in students' (N=313) present and possible "good student" selves over the transition from elementary school to middle school are examined by this study. Findings indicate that both present and possible selves decline over the transition, and that the decline is greater for males than for females. Holding mastery goals is related to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescent Development, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education
