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Direct linkSiegle, Del; DaVia Rubenstein, Lisa; McCoach, D. Betsy – Psychology in the Schools, 2020
The Achievement Orientation Model posits students are motivated to do well in school when they believe they have the necessary skills to perform a task (self-efficacy), find the task meaningful (goal valuation), and see their environment as supportive. When these factors are present, students self-regulate and achieve. We examined these factors…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted
Is Having Low Motivation the Same as Not Having High Motivation? Comparing the CSAS-R and the SAAS-R
McCoach, Betsy; Newton, Sarah D.; Siegle, Del; Baslanti, Ugur; Picho, Katherine – High Ability Studies, 2016
The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationships among the Challenges to Scholastic Achievement Scale-Revised (CSAS-R) and The School Attitude Assessment Survey-Revised (SAAS-R) items and factors to determine whether the negative scales on the CSAS-R seemed to be measuring the same constructs as those that are measured on the…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Positive Attitudes
Siegle, Del – Prufrock Press Inc, 2012
Why are some gifted children willing to tackle new challenges whereas others seem insecure or uninterested? Why do some gifted students achieve while others become caught in a cycle of underachievement? Are there strategies teachers and parents can implement that promote an achievement-oriented attitude? "The Underachieving Gifted Child:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Underachievement, Student Attitudes
Wilson, Hope E.; Siegle, Del; McCoach, D. Betsy; Little, Catherine A.; Reis, Sally M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
Academic self-concept predicts students' future goals and is affected by a student's relative success compared with his or her peer group. This exploratory study used structural equation modeling to examine the contributions of the perceived level of difficulty of the curriculum, in addition to the contributions of social comparison and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Self Concept, Academic Ability, Structural Equation Models
Siegle, Del; Da Via Rubenstein, Lisa; Pollard, Elizabeth; Romey, Elizabeth – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2010
Although there are several explanations for why one succeeds or fails, effort and ability are the major causes that students report. The purpose of the present study was to measure the perceptions of 149 college freshmen enrolled in a university honors program about their skills in 15 talent areas. In addition, this study explored the relationship…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Intelligence, College Freshmen, Academically Gifted
Peer reviewedMcCoach, D. Betsy; Siegle, Del – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2003
This study examined whether gifted high school achievers (n=122) and gifted underachievers (n=56) differed in their general academic self-perceptions, attitudes toward school and teachers, motivation and self-regulation, and goal valuation. The two groups differed in all measured areas except academic self-perceptions. Group membership was usually…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Gifted, Goal Orientation, High Schools
