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ERIC Number: EJ783207
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 24
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0973
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Patterns of Young Children's Motivation for Science and Teacher-Child Relationships
Patrick, Helen; Mantzicopoulos, Panayota; Samarapungavan, Ala; French, Brian F.
Journal of Experimental Education, v76 n2 p121-144 Win 2008
In this article, the authors examined whether there were different motivational profiles within a sample of kindergarteners (N = 110) learning science. The authors identified 3 profiles involving children's perceived competence in, liking, and ease of learning science by using cluster analysis. High motivational beliefs characterized the largest profile. Low competence but high liking characterized a smaller group, and another group reported low liking with moderate competence. These profiles did not differ by gender, race, early academic achievement, or classroom. However, children with the low-competence and high-liking profile reported less teacher support for learning than did children with high motivational beliefs. Exploratory analysis also indicated that the nature and frequency of observed teacher-child interactions differed by motivational profile.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305K050038
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