Written specifically for teachers in training, Motivating Students to Learn offers a wealth of
research-based principles on student motivation for use in the classroom. Positioning the …

The present study examined the relationship between goal orientation, coping with school
failure and school achievement. Two questionnaires, Goal Orientation (Niemivirta, 1996a) …

In view of the increasingly prominent use in schools and colleges of performance indicators,
inspection, appraisal and other forms of performance feedback, it seems important to know …

Correlations were examined between two measures of accounting self-efficacy,
achievement goal setting, attributions, and scores on the Accounting Practice Achievement …

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the domain specificity (or otherwise) of
motivation and engagement across academic, sport, and music domains using a survey …

Based on structured research and interviews with pupils in years 10 and 11 (15^ DDS 16
years old) about their views of the purpose of school and their own future employment and …

Pupils' appraisals of their own ability have been found to be important in their school
progress. This paper examines the accuracy and stability of academic self assessments from …

This paper reports the views and perceptions of around 1000 students in their final two years
of compulsory schooling in respect of self-efficacy, goal orientation and motivation, stress …

The present study examines predictors and consequences of self-handicapping and
defensive pessimism (comprising defensive expectations and reflectivity) from a self-worth …

Achievement motivation scores on the domain-specific level are better predictors of domain-
matching scholastic performance than scores of general achievement motivation measures …