As cognitive function is linked with academic achievement, career success and mental
health, there is a need to understand how the cognitive benefits of long-term exercise can be …

This meta-analysis summarizes 74 studies (N= 80,145) that simultaneously examined the
predictive power of intelligence and motivation for school achievement. First, we found …

John Dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer
(Gutek, 2014). Dewey's various roles greatly impacted education and he was perhaps one of …

Although there is considerable evidence to support the direct effects of self-efficacy beliefs
on academic achievement, very few studies have explored the motivational mechanism that …

This article studies the global variation in economic preferences. For this purpose, we
present the Global Preference Survey (GPS), an experimentally validated survey data set of …

Achievement motivation is not a single construct but rather subsumes a variety of different
constructs like ability self-concepts, task values, goals, and achievement motives. The few …

Work on the development of children's achievement motivation and engagement has
flourished since the sixth edition of this Handbook. In this chapter we update and extend …

Polygenic scores are a popular tool for prediction of complex traits. However, prediction
estimates in samples of unrelated participants can include effects of population stratification …

This research examined how motivation (perceived control, intrinsic motivation, and extrinsic
motivation), cognitive learning strategies (deep and surface strategies), and intelligence …

Because educational achievement at the end of compulsory schooling represents a major
tipping point in life, understanding its causes and correlates is important for individual …