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Cohen, Rinat; Katz, Idit; Aelterman, Nathalie; Vansteenkiste, Maarten – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
Students' adaptive motivation to study tends to decrease over time. However, the reasons for this decline are not fully understood. Drawing on self-determination theory (SDT), we investigated whether changes in teachers' motivating style and students' associated need-based experiences could explain the motivational decline documented in the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Teaching Styles, Motivation Techniques, Educational Change
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Katz, Idit – Journal of Experimental Education, 2017
This study investigated whether girls' and boys' perceptions of their teacher may explain gender-related difference in academic motivation. One hundred and twenty-nine ninth-grade Israeli students (67 males and 62 females) completed a questionnaire designed to assess their motivation to learn, their affect while studying in school, and their…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Emotional Experience, Student Attitudes
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Katz, Idit; Kaplan, Avi; Buzukashvily, Tamara – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
The present research employed Self-Determination Theory as a theoretical framework for investigating the role of parents in the quality of the motivation that students adopt towards homework. One hundred and thirty five dyads of 4th grade Jewish-Israeli children and one of their parents responded to surveys. The findings indicated that parents'…
Descriptors: Parents, Motivation, Parent Role, Parent Participation