Testing a Model of School Learning: Direct and Indirect Effects on Academic Achievement.

Cool, Valerie A.; Keith, Timothy Z.

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ERIC Number: EJ420807

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Publication Date: 1991

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Testing a Model of School Learning: Direct and Indirect Effects on Academic Achievement.

Cool, Valerie A.; Keith, Timothy Z.

Contemporary Educational Psychology, v16 n1 p28-44 Jan 1991

The extent of the direct and indirect influence of quality of instruction, motivation, quantity of academic coursework, and homework on academic achievement was investigated using path analysis. Data from the High School and Beyond Study of 28,051 high school seniors were used. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Courses, Educational Quality, High School Seniors, High Schools, Homework, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Processes, Models, Path Analysis, Predictor Variables, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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